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COGS 9

Reading 1

Reading 1 is mainly concerned with defining data science, and thinking about how it fits into the spectrum of academic disciplines. Does data science exist? How does it fit in with statistics and computer science? If it is an actual academic field, how does one perform and study data science?

This is the longest reading, so please take your time and start early!

Additional Resources

  • How to Read an Academic Paper view ↗
    • This is a great guide (written by Kyle Shannon, another COGS 9 instructor) on how to approach reading and digesting academic articles.
  • Reading guide for Donoho paper download ↗
    • Here is a reading guide that covers the major concepts, as well as some of the more difficult parts of the paper. This guide would be good to go through after reading the paper and to have by your side for the quiz.