{"id":3283,"date":"2018-06-08T16:28:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T21:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/cs\/?page_id=3283"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:18:12","slug":"data-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/cs\/computer-information-technology\/data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Data Science header Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Data Science<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Data Science intro Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Data scientists help organizations deal with the massive amounts of data they collect each day and turn it into actionable business intelligence. 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