Different people mean different things by the BA/DS distinction. But I've seen a team of 15 people with SAS experience try to get into machine learning applications, and they are making less progress than I would expect from a single good ML practitioner (with R or Python experience).
This is just an anecdote... And Perhaps some people make the BA/DS distinction so this isn't the relevant comparison. But the returns to smart people and sharp tools is astounding.
This is just an anecdote... And Perhaps some people make the BA/DS distinction so this isn't the relevant comparison. But the returns to smart people and sharp tools is astounding.