r/datascience is a subreddit with 2.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, data, data science, tired, and job, and they frequently recommend/review bi tool, framework, and etl tool.
A space for data science professionals to engage in discussions and debates on the subject of data science.
Popular Themes in r/datascience
#1
Advice Requests
: "Hamel Husain on decision models for LLM evals, and why classic data science skills still matter"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What's the process to request cloud architecture in your company?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Resigned after 1 month due to role mismatch + brutal commute — now company is holding my salary over a "bond""
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "Mass applying to one company hurts you: what I saw from referrals"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Thought I'd analyse the past 6 annual salary sharing threads. Not self promotion. Just sharing something I hope others will find useful."
1 post
#6
News
: "How data journalists caught a fake pollster at Wedgewood Polls"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/datascience
#1
Struggling
19 posts
#2
Data
: "4 Types of Case Studies in 2026 Data Science Interviews"
18 posts
#3
Data Science
: "4 Types of Case Studies in 2026 Data Science Interviews"
14 posts
#4
Tired
8 posts
#5
Job
6 posts
#6
Hate
3 posts
#7
Struggling With
3 posts
#8
Masters
2 posts
#9
Statistics
2 posts
#10
Career
: "Please Please Please do not get a Data Science degree, even if you want to be a Data Scientist"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/datascience
Bi Tool
25 reviews
#1
Microsoft
3.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
FineReport
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Tableau
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Framework
22 reviews
#1
Streamlit
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Shiny
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
Dash
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Etl Tool
16 reviews
#1
Fivetran
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Informatica
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
dbt
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/datascience
#1
Discussion
: "Anyone who's never worked at FAANG or big tech, do you have regrets about it?"
43 posts
#2
ML
: "Screwed up a model in production, feeling super anxious"
13 posts
#3
Analysis
: "Data Colada finds evidence of altered data in a fifth Francesca Gino paper, a 2011 leadership study with 900+ citations"
10 posts
#4
Career | US
: "Is anyone else seeing more relaxed coding rounds lately?"
8 posts
#5
Projects
: "Recommendation Systems resources"
8 posts
#6
Tools
: "mizu: a new tool to speed up parallel data science workflows"
7 posts
#7
Statistics
: "The problem is noise, not N. Why increasing the sample size isn't all that"
5 posts
#8
AI
: "Is AI more dangerous than the Nuclear Arms Race?"
2 posts
#9
Coding
: "Wolverine Trading Data Scientist OA"
2 posts
#10
Education
: "When is it okay to remove outliers?"
2 posts
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Yearly
+75k members(2.8%)
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Last updated: November 12, 2026