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Why Is It Hard to Define Data Science?
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Why Is It Hard to Define Data Science?

Data science can be described as a science, as a research paradigm, as a research method, as a discipline, as a workflow, and as a profession.

Opportunities of Data Science Education
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Opportunities of Data Science Education

Considering the six new and exciting opportunities that data science presents.

Mitigating the Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science Education
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Mitigating the Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science Education

How can machine learning educators help learners cope with the base rate neglect cognitive bias?

The Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science
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The Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science

Using Bayes' Theorem, the correct answer to both the medical diagnosis problem and to the lion classification question, can be calculated.
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