ABSTRACT
In 2006, Salman Khan, creator of the Khan academy, gave a Ted Talk on the future of Mastery Learning. In that talk, Sal Khan described two triangles representing the population by skill level in that year and in the future. The outcome of the system of learning can be characterized by the first triangle or pyramid—a large pool of human labor, largely uneducated in the sciences of data, statistics, and advanced continuous improvement techniques. The middle section of triangle is characterized by bureaucrats and information specialists. The third section is researchers, creators, and continuous improvement fanatics leading to entrepreneurship and ownership of capital. This process has converted workers and frontline employees with limited formal education to engaged employees who understand basic concepts in statistics and data analysis. Data analysis includes many who now utilize design of experiments and regression analysis.
