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*DataPoint* Do You Need a PhD Do Be a Data Scientist?

Frank is at the Microsoft Inspire show this week in DC and he ran into Kristin Tolle to talk about the core requirements of becoming a data scientist.

About the author, Frank

Frank La Vigne is a software engineer and UX geek who saw the light about Data Science at an internal Microsoft Data Science Summit in 2016. Now, he wants to share his passion for the Data Arts with the world.

He blogs regularly at FranksWorld.com and has a YouTube channel called Frank's World TV. (www.FranksWorld.TV). Frank has extensive experience in web and application development. He is also an expert in mobile and tablet engineering. You can find him on Twitter at @tableteer.