Will AI Replace Data Scientists?

Analyze, manipulate, or process large sets of data using statistical software.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Apply feature selection algorithms to models predicting outcomes of interest, such as sales, attrition, and healthcare use.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Apply sampling techniques to determine groups to be surveyed or use complete enumeration methods.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Clean and manipulate raw data using statistical software.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Compare models using statistical performance metrics, such as loss functions or proportion of explained variance.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Create graphs, charts, or other visualizations to convey the results of data analysis using specialized software.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Deliver oral or written presentations of the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Design surveys, opinion polls, or other instruments to collect data.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Identify business problems or management objectives that can be addressed through data analysis.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Identify relationships and trends or any factors that could affect the results of research.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Identify solutions to business problems, such as budgeting, staffing, and marketing decisions, using the results of data analysis.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Propose solutions in engineering, the sciences, and other fields using mathematical theories and techniques.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Read scientific articles, conference papers, or other sources of research to identify emerging analytic trends and technologies.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Recommend data-driven solutions to key stakeholders.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Test, validate, and reformulate models to ensure accurate prediction of outcomes of interest.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Write new functions or applications in programming languages to conduct analyses.

Software coding, programming, or application development task highly susceptible to automated generation.