Musings of a Baby Boomer Data Science Learner

摘要

Why did I put my successful consulting practice on simmer to go back to college? At my age-I'll admit to being over 50-what were my goals? Why did I join the growing number of seniors pursuing new college degrees? How did my university handle me and the few others close to my age? In short, I am a curious person who is eager for new knowledge and experiences. I have a BS and MS in electrical engineering, I am one credit shy of an MBA, and I have a long and successful career doing advanced computer automation and engineering-later in management to the CEO level. After 9/11, I built a successful process improvement training and consulting practice. Recent consulting jobs required building statistical models and doing other statistics-related work. One of the courses I regularly teach is Six Sigma Black Belt, which is essentially a less-detailed version of an applied statistics course. I have a natural understanding of statistical techniques and when to use them. My curiosity led me to check out the kinds of jobs available for those with degrees in applied statistics.