Data Scientists

From the receont TDWI conference.  A short video by Krish Krishnan on the need and nature of the data scientist.  I agree in general, the data scientist includes three roles:  A data analyst, a business analyst and a statistician.    In some cases these can be combined, or need to be full individual teams,  or need to be outsourced,  but knowledge in all these areas is key.   Finally, there should be at least one in the team that emphasizes simplicity and practicality.  Ideally that should be the business expert.