RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Triumph of the Empiricists: The Birth of Financial Data Science JF The Journal of Financial Data Science FD Institutional Investor Journals SP jfds.2019.1.010 DO 10.3905/jfds.2019.1.010 A1 Joseph Simonian A1 Frank J. Fabozzi YR 2019 UL https://pm-research.com/content/early/2019/01/23/jfds.2019.1.010.abstract AB The authors situate financial data science within the broader history of econometrics and argue that its ascendance marks a reorientation of the field toward a more empirical and pragmatic stance. They also argue that owing to the unique nature of financial information, financial data science should be considered a field in its own right and not just an application of data science methods to finance.