Question

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which statement best describes a data scientist?

a. a data scientist teaches programming languages to new programmers.

b. a data scientist uses scientific and statistical methods to analyze and interpret large, complex digital data sets.

c. a data scientist designs, builds, and installs memory chips for computers.

d. a data scientist writes the history of computers.

Explanation:

• Option A: Teaching programming is not the role of a data scientist.
• Option B: Data scientists analyze complex datasets using scientific and statistical methods, which matches the role.
• Option C: Designing memory chips is hardware engineering, not data science.
• Option D: Writing computer history is unrelated to data science.

Answer:

B. A data scientist uses scientific and statistical methods to analyze and interpret large, complex digital data sets.