- a can-do attitude, with the willingness to be open minded and learn new tools<p>- a robust understanding of statistical methods and common pitfalls<p>- the ability to communicate succinctly<p>- broad is better than deep (but don’t be too shallow, it’s a balance)<p>- excellent data vis and “munging” skills - you need to be able to pivot, slice, filter <i>quickly</i> - a date scientist should slice and group like a sysadmin uses the cli - in a rapid and composable way<p>- a good sense of humour