Why I Code (Do Data Science)

As part of the Learn to Code event in LA (September 2015) at KPCC, women share their "Why We Code" stories to those interested in getting into programming, technology, etc.

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1. Why I code Why I code (do data science) (do data science) Mari Muraki @codemestat Follow along at http://slides.com/marimuraki/why-we-code
4. ... but what is a ... but what is a data data scientist scientist? ?
6. How can I How can I become a data become a data scientist? scientist? matrix factorizations distributed computing statistical analysis optimization machine learning information retrieval signal detection & estimation algorithms & data structures http://www.quora.com/How-can-I-become-a-data-scientist
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8. Oh, also ... Oh, also ... a data scientist needs a data scientist needs to be an to be an ARTIST ARTIST & & STORYTELLER STORYTELLER
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12. PhD in "hard science" PhD in "hard science" or at least a BA/BS in CS, engineering, or at least a BA/BS in CS, engineering, math, physics .... math, physics ....
14. BA math & statistics MS in statistics matrix factorizations? ummm ... in college SQL, R, Python, Stata ... always learning
15. data lover data lover
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22. human story human story
23. Understand their story Share their story Create more stories ask questions & analyze visualize & storytell take action on insights You want to ... # #
25. https://github.com/codeforamerica/somerville-teacher-tool
26. @codemestat @codemestat now my cover is blown (not a happy bald man)