Is being a data scientist the sexiest job of the 21st century?

By Karla Dondio
Updated April 19 2015 - 6:14pm, first published 4:44pm
Data scientist Peter Davenport loves his job but don't called him a statistician. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Data scientist Peter Davenport loves his job but don't called him a statistician. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Data scientist Peter Davenport loves his job but don't called him a statistician. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Data scientist Peter Davenport loves his job but don't called him a statistician. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Data scientist Peter Davenport loves his job but don't called him a statistician. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Data scientist Peter Davenport loves his job but don't called him a statistician. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Data scientist Peter Davenport loves his job but don't called him a statistician. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Data scientist Peter Davenport loves his job but don't called him a statistician. Photo: Wayne Taylor

A few years ago, The Harvard Business Review hailed the burgeoning role of data scientist "The sexiest job of the 21st century". With big data technology driving the change, how does the new role stack up?

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