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Statistics vs. Computer Science (lemmy.world)

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I'm interested in both and can get into Data Science with both, but I'm mainly asking myself which one would be better paired with a career in journalism? (data journalism)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Depends on the programs, but likely statistics if it is a halfway decent program.

Statistics is harder to learn on your own than the CS needed for data science. So it's better to go statistics and then you can learn the CS parts on your own before doing a data science program.
There's generally a bigger need for statistical foundation than CS foundation in data science, or at least with the angle for any data science needed for data journalism.