On The Ascent Of The Data Scientist, Descent Of The Statistician
Priceonomics
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10/13/15
"Statistics was primarily developed to help people deal with pre-computer data problems like testing the impact of fertilizer in agriculture, or figuring out the accuracy of an estimate from a small sample. Data science emphasizes the data problems of the 21st Century, like accessing information from large databases, writing code to manipulate data, and visualizing data.”
Checking In On The State Of The Maker Movement
Bright
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10/12/15
"Many educators who work in this field seem to understand at a visceral level that students are constructing meaningful and long-term knowledge with their tinkering. But the formal proof to back this theory is still being mined. The National Science Foundation is currently researching an evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities.”