Data Scientists

Join the Technology Student Association, which provides students the opportunity to explore career opportunities in technology, science, engineering, and mathematics, enter academic competitions (including ones that focus on software development and coding), and participate in summer exploration programs. Visit http://www.tsaweb.org for more information.

Participate in open data science, programming, and related competitions for high school, students, college students, and professionals. These competitions will allow you to learn more about the field, build your skills, and meet people with similar interests. Some well-known competitions include:

• Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com
• American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest: http://ww2.amstat.org/education/datafest
• Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education/ASA Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition: https://www.causeweb.org/usproc
• TopCoder: https://www.topcoder.com
• Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Management of Data Student Research Competition: https://src.acm.org

Finally, check out the following resources to learn more about data science:

• Computerworld: http://www.computerworld.com
• Data Science Glossary: http://www.datascienceglossary.org
• STATtr@k: http://stattrak.amstat.org
• American Statistical Association journals: https://www.amstat.org/publications/journals