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This definition highlights the following important aspects of data science:
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* The main goal of data science is to **extract knowledge** from data, in order words - to **understand** data, find some hidden relationships and build a **model**.
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* The main goal of data science is to **extract knowledge** from data, in other words - to **understand** data, find some hidden relationships and build a **model**.
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* Data science uses **scientific methods**, such as probability and statistics. In fact, when the term *data science* was first introduced, some people argued that data science was just a new fancy name for statistics. Nowadays it has become evident that the field is much broader.
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* Obtained knowledge should be applied to produce some **actionable insights**, i.e. practical insights that you can apply to real business situations.
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* We should be able to operate on both **structured** and **unstructured** data. We will come back to discuss different types of data later in the course.

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