diff --git a/1-Introduction/01-defining-data-science/README.md b/1-Introduction/01-defining-data-science/README.md index 084e1147..19fb45f0 100644 --- a/1-Introduction/01-defining-data-science/README.md +++ b/1-Introduction/01-defining-data-science/README.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ In [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_science), **Data Science** is This definition highlights the following important aspects of data science: -* The main goal of data science is to **extract knowledge** from data, in order words - to **understand** data, find some hidden relationships and build a **model**. +* The main goal of data science is to **extract knowledge** from data, in other words - to **understand** data, find some hidden relationships and build a **model**. * Data science uses **scientific methods**, such as probability and statistics. In fact, when the term *data science* was first introduced, some people argued that data science was just a new fancy name for statistics. Nowadays it has become evident that the field is much broader. * Obtained knowledge should be applied to produce some **actionable insights**, i.e. practical insights that you can apply to real business situations. * We should be able to operate on both **structured** and **unstructured** data. We will come back to discuss different types of data later in the course.