If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough
– Albert Einstein
I started working in the data science industry back in 2011 when nobody was interested in it. The first time I told my dad about my new job at a boutique analytics consulting firm, his response was — “But it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page”.
Fast forward to about 15 years and everyone talks about analytics and data science. Every big firm has a data science team.
But do the people in the non-tech and business world understand data science?
In my experience, most have heard about it and throw the term around to sound like a tech wizard or math geek. Some even use it for self-deprecating humor to talk about their lack of mathematical or tech skills.
But data science is something we encounter all the time. Whether you are scrolling through social media or binge-watching your favourite show, data science is always working behind the scenes.
