Week 1

Question 1

Hal Varian, the chief economist at Google, declared that “the sexy job in the next ten years will be ___________________”.

Answer 1

Computer Scientists.

Statisticians.*

Physicists.

Engineers.

Question 2

The author defines a data scientist as someone who finds solutions to problems by analyzing data using appropriate tool and then tells stories to communicate their finding to the relevant stakeholders.

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

According to the reading, the author defines data science as the art of uncovering the hidden secrets in data.

Answer 3

FALSE

Question 4

What is admirable about Dr. Patil’s definition of a data scientist is that it limits data science to activities involving machine learning.

Answer 4

FALSE

Question 5

According to the reading, the characteristics exhibited by the best data scientists are those who are curious, ask good questions, and have at least 10 years of experience.

Answer 5

FALSE

Question 6

According to the reading, what characteristics are said to be exhibited by the best data scientists?

Answer 6

Curious individuals who ask good questions and are O.K. dealing with unstructured situations.

Really curious people who ask good questions and have at least 10 years of experience.

Really curious people who ask good questions.*

Really curious engineers and statisticians.

Thinkers who are really curious and hold a Ph.D.