BA, BI, DA, DS, ML, and STAT
Mapping Three Aspects of Data Processing
And an Invitation to Contribute to the Study
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Once upon a time, I taught an entry-level course in Computer Science for undergraduate non-CS students. All went well until we got to the concept of a function. I said that “a function is a unit of computation” and was immediately confronted by a young lady pursuing an English major: “Professor, I think you are wrong. A function is a social event. Like, in a function room.” (She also later accused me of making up nonexistent English words, such as “nonzero,” saying: “I am an English major, and I have never heard that word. I think it does not exist!” But that’s a different story.)
The Problem: Terminology
So, what was our problem? We could not agree on terminology. It is the problem that is too common to be ignored…
