What Statisticians Need to Know to Work in Tech

• Activity Number: 49 - Skills to Leverage and Gaps to Fill to Thrive in Data Science
• Type: Invited
• Date/Time: Sunday, July 29, 2018 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
• Sponsor: Section on Statistical Consulting
• Author(s): Michael Brundage*
• Companies: Google, Inc.
• Keywords: data science; technical skills

Abstract

Data scientists face many of the same challenges software engineers faced 40 years ago. I cover some of these common challenges and different types of "data scientist" roles. I also discuss skills you will need on the job, including the use of large-scale SQL languages, visualization technology, spreadsheet-based analysis, and strategies for dealing with Google-scale data.