What is Data Science Quiz 1 Answer

What is Data Science

Data Science: The Sexiest Job in the 21st Century

Quiz 1-- Data Science: The Sexiest Job in the 21st Century

Q1) Which of the following jobs was called by the Harvard Business Review the sexiest job of the 21st century?

Coal Mining

Data Science

Math and Statistics

Renewable Energy Engineering

Q2) According to the report by the McKinsey Global Institute, by 2018, it is projected that there will be a shortage of 140,000 – 190,000 people with deep analytical skills in the world.

True

False

Q3) Walmart addressed its analytical needs by approaching Keggle to host a competition for analyzing its proprietary data.

True

False

Q4) The New York Times reported that the average base salary of a data scientist is $85,000 + competitive bonus.

True

False

Q5) According to professor Haider, the three important qualities to possess in order to succeed as a data scientist are curious, judgemental, and proficient in programming.

True

False

Extra Questions

Q6) Harvard Business Review called data science the sexiest job in the 21st century.

True

False

Q7) How is Walmart reported to have addressed its analytical needs?

Social media
Code sharing
Crowdsourcing
Outsourcing
None of the options is correct

Q8) What is the average base salary of a data scientist reported by the New York Times?

$100,000
$150,000
$112,000
$16 per hour
$85,000 + Bonus

Q9) According to professor Haider, the three important qualities to possess in order to succeed as a data scientist are:

Curious.

Judgemental.

Proficient in Programming.

Good at Math and Statistics.

Good Story Teller (Argumentative).

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