Does probability need to know to become a Data Scientist?

Question

Can anyone tell me what topics probability I need to know to become a Data Scientist?

Answer 1

You need to know the following topics of Probability Theory and Statistics to become a Data Scientist:

• Bayes’ Theorem,
• Random Variables
• Variance and Expectation
• Probability Distributions
• Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)
• Sampling Methods.

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