Perspective

Epidemiology is the scientific study of how diseases spread and what causes them in large groups of people. On the other hand, data science deals with collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. When you combine these two, you get "data science epidemiology."

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on education, forcing schools to close and move classes online. This has exposed a digital generation gap, with some students having the resources and skills to succeed in a digital learning environment, while others do not.