Observing changes in the field
AA: Apart from the proliferation of online courses, how have you seen the field change throughout your career? What have you observed, and where do you see it going?
CS: Online courses, as you just mentioned, have changed the landscape a lot, making it more accessible for the general public to get started.
Outside of that, I have seen a continuous state of change in the data science and analytics field. Technology has, of course, changed. It is improving to be more affordable for all and, at the same time, more powerful. This is great news for everyone because it means that we are experiencing data democratization whereby advanced data applications are not limited to the digital tech giants as they were in the past; they are more open and accessible for small or even family-run businesses.
I’ll give you an example with regard to technology. When I studied for my bachelor’s degree, we used SAS software from SAS Institute. It was...