Data Analysis v/s Data Science. What is right for you?

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In this article, we’ll answer 5 important questions about these 2 fields:

1. What is Data Analysis? v/s What is Data Science?
2. What does a Data Analyst do? v/s What does a Data Scientist do?
3. Skills required to become a Data Analyst? v/s Skills required to become a Data Scientist?
4. Is coding required to become a Data Analyst? v/s Is coding required to become a Data Scientist?
5. How much do Data Analysts earn? v/s How much do Data Scientists earn?

A lot of people including myself a few years ago, don’t understand the difference between Data Analysis and Data Science. So, the goal of this article is that you won’t have to ask this question again. So, let’s dive right in.

#1: Data Analysis v/s Data Science — Definition

• Data analysis is the practice of working with data to extract useful information, which can then be used to make informed decisions. Let’s take an example for more clarity, you work as a Data Analyst for a home automation company, now based on the previous several year’s data you noticed that a certain X product has had its best sales during the months of September and October each year, now using this information you obviously are going to…