Information Science

Data Science

An interdisciplinary field involving processes, theories, concepts, tools, and technologies, that enable the review, analysis, and extraction of valuable knowledge and information from structured and unstructured (raw) data.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

An interdisciplinary field involving processes, theories, concepts, tools, and technologies, that enable the review, analysis, and extraction of valuable knowledge and information from structured and unstructured (raw) data.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Data Sciences
  • Science, Data
  • Sciences, Data
  • Data-Driven Science
  • Data Driven Science
  • Data-Driven Sciences
  • Science, Data-Driven
  • Sciences, Data-Driven

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2019

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  1. L01w.305w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Data Science. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077488. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077488
  2. Data Science. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_science
  3. Data Science. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2374463