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Realizing the potential of data science

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Data science promises new insights, helping transform information into knowledge that can drive science and industry.

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 61, Issue 4
          April 2018
          88 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/3200906
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