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Data Science provides the ability to derive insights and make informed decisions from data. Data science helps people make decisions in disciplines as diverse as healthcare, business, education, politics, environmental science, and social sciences.

This chapter aims to provide an introduction to the field of data science and the data science life cycle. The resources provided in this chapter are meant to guide readers using Python to further explore data science.

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