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The similarities and differences between data science, business intelligence and data analysis, which often seem to be confused with (or considered synonymous with) with data science
This history of the term data science shows us that it typically referred to a combination of the usage of statistics, computers, and data along with some domain (i.e., business or a specific discipline) knowledge. This leads to what I think works well as a definition of data science (drawing heavily from the mission statement of International Association for Statistical Computing):