Is data science a sin against the norms of statisticians?

[Vincent Granville]

Are statisticians at war against data scientists? Or is data science perceived as a disruptive technology for traditional statisticians? There has been a number of articles highlighting the opposition between statisticians (frequently questioning the value of big data) and data scientists (trying to identify and leverage the right data, regardless of size). Below are a few of these articles. We invite you to share your opinion, as each data scientist and statistician is different. Of course, most real data scientists have a strong, modern statistical expertize including big-data caveats, experimental design and cross-validation.

Articles highlighting contrasts between data scientists and statisticians

• Data Scientist vs. Statistician
• Data Science: The End of Statistics?
• Data Science Has Been Using Rebel Statistics for a Long Time
• The death of the statistician
• Big data is cheap and easy
• Fake data science
• The cost of underestimating the power big data
• Vertical vs. Horizontal Data Scientists
• Are data scientists overpaid?
• The 8 worst predictive modeling techniques
• Six categories of Data Scientists
• Is data science dead?
• Foundations of classical statistical theory being questioned
• How data scientists detect spurious correlations
• Job titles for data scientists
• My data science journey
• Dr. Granville's controversial book reshaping statistical science