Physics: The Unexpected Training Ground for Data Skills

Physics serves as an unexpected but thorough training ground for data skills, equipping individuals with the ability to make statistically significant statements, create plots, and analyze data. Working with massive particle collision data further enhances this understanding by demonstrating the challenges of collecting, processing, and storing data. Physicists learn to trigger interesting events, maximize signal-to-noise ratio, develop accurate models, and extract signals through generalized linear models, all while writing complex programs often using C++.