From the course: Learning Data Science
Join today to access over 25,300 courses taught by industry experts.
Run question meetings
From the course: Learning Data Science
Run question meetings
- I once worked for an organization that was just starting to build their data science department. The new team was in a meeting to predict how many people would participate in medical studies. They presented charts from previous studies. Then the team said that they'd create a model to predict who would participate in future studies. A week later, the team got back together. They showed historical data that suggested that each study would have a certain number of participants. After the meeting, I asked the team why they didn't have any questions. They said that the data spoke for itself and they didn't feel comfortable questioning the results. This is a very common way that many organizations view questions. Questioning and learning are the key differences between data science and just looking at the data. Remember that data science uses the scientific method to gain insights. Asking good questions is the core of the scientific method. One of the best ways to make sure that your…
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.