Data Science Data analysis and transformation are related to data science,26 which is an inter-disciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms, and systems to extract knowledge and insights from collections of structured and unstructured data. The Data Science Association27 has formed a committee to define formal standards for data science. The Open Group has defined the Open Certified Data Scientist (Open CDS) certification program,28 to provide certification of the competence of data science professionals.