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1. Understanding Data
Science
and why is it important for your business
by Dr. Lau Cher Han

2. Cher Han PhD. MInfoTech. BInfoTech
Directory of Academy
Chief Data Scientist
Data Scientist &
Full Stack Developer
Chief Technology Officer

3. What era we are in ?
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4. We are in the
Data Era.
Jack Ma
CEO, Alibaba
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6. Why do we need
data science?
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7. Not only the amount of data increased,
The channels to produce data also increased.Dr. Lau Cher Han

8. Find reliable signals
from the noises.
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9. Case Studies
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10. Airasia uses Data Science to
optimize their routes
1% is about 14 million kg of fuel,
by saving 15 miles per landingDr. Lau Cher Han

11. UPS spent USD $1.5 billion per year
on Data Science
For every 1 mile saved
per driver per day,
to save
1.5 million gallons
of fuel per year
(USD$ 50 million)
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12. After implementing data science in
social media monitoring
Malaysia Airport Page gain
1000%
of positive Facebook posts.
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13. Personal Experience
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14. 48% of the attendees who
sign up for free event
drop out.
But,
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15. 78% of the
attendees
attend if you
charge a fee as
low as RM 10Dr. Lau Cher Han

16. So, what is inside
Data Science?
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18. Data Science Technical Roadmap

19. Data Science Framework
Big Data
Warehousing
NoSQL
Probability and
Statistics
Data Processing
Tools
Scripting
Languages
Model
Evaluation
Interactive
Visualization
RDBMS
Exploratory Data
Analysis
RegressionsText Analytics
Unstructured Data
Processing
Modelling
Quantitative
Analysis
MapReduce
Data Handling
Fundamental Knowledge
Technical Skills
Business
Applications
DataStorageTechnologies
Data Wrangling
Trees and Forest
Natural Language
Processing
DataMining and AnalyticTechniques
Applications
Decision Making
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20. Common Questions
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21. # 1 - More data helps us
to make better decisions?
No!
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23. What is for lunch?

24. NO!
# 2 - I have no technical
knolwedge, I can’t do data science
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25. How did our ancestors survive?

26. How did our ancestors survive?
They are empowered by tools.

27. # 3 - Data Science
tools are expensive.
No!
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28. Most of the data science
tools are open-source.
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29. Technology is becoming a
commodity.
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30. Three Benefits of Applying
Data Science
• Deep understanding of your
customers.
• Additional layer of evidence
for stakeholders.
• Optimize your resources.
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31. Three things you can start today
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32. # 1: Start wearing a
data scientist hat.
if you can’t find a hat,
get a pair of glasses
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33. # 2: Pick up a tool
If programming is not your thing, you
can even start using Excel.
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34. # 3: Start Analyzing
Analyzing your customers, facebook
friends, the pile of name card that is
sitting in the corner…anything!
send me an email and I will tell you what’s next.
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35. Look deep into
nature, and
then you will
understand
everything
better.
Albert Einstein

36. What’s next?

37. More about data scientist
http://www.thedatasciencehandbook.com

38. All graphics used in this slides are
cherhan
@cherhan
cherhan@thelead.io
http://www.cherhan.net