Data Science is a field that focuses on extracting meaningful insights from data using a combination of mathematics, statistics, and programming.

At its core, Data Science answers three types of questions:

• What happened? (Descriptive Analysis)
• Why did it happen? (Diagnostic Analysis)
• What will happen next? (Predictive Analysis)

A Data Scientist does not just “look at data” — they:

• Collect raw data from multiple sources
• Clean and structure it
• Analyze patterns
• Build models to predict future outcomes

📊 Real-world thinking:

If an e-commerce company sees sales dropping:

• Data Analysis tells when it dropped
• Data Science explains why it dropped and predicts what will happen next