Does data science require Math?

Question

Can anyone tell me whether do we need to learn Math for Data Science?

Answer 1

Yes, you need to have strong knowledge of Math in Data Science because:

• To select the suitable algorithm considering accuracy, training time, model complexity, number of parameters, and number of features.
• In selecting parameter values and validation strategies.
• To identify underfitting and overfitting to maintain the Bias-Variance tradeoff.
• To estimate the right confidence interval.

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