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An example of simulated data modelled for the CMS particle detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Did you ever wonder how LinkedIn generates that list of “people you may know?” And how about when Amazon recommends “other books and music you might like?” The recommendations after my last purchase were so on target that I actually took out my credit card! Is it magic? No. It’s data science. Data science looks at where data comes....