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The title of the course would be just as accurate if they omitted the "on Big Data" part. It's an applied philosophy course, really, about how to spot misleadi
by johan_larson 9y ago
The title of the course would be just as accurate if they omitted the "on Big Data" part.
It's an applied philosophy course, really, about how to spot misleading claims.
- abalashov 9y agoYeah, I am not sure what's "Big Data" about any of this.
- firethief 9y agoThat's very common in Big Data™
- johan_larson 9y agoThe first rule of Big Data is that you probably don't have Big Data.
- edward_rolf 9y agoInstead try to realize the truth. There is no data. Then you may realize it is not the data that is big... it is your head.
- abalashov 9y agoOr the portfolio of buzzword targets your investors/MBA frat boys/marketing vets want you to hit.
- lovemenot 9y agoWell Google Flu Trends was debunked in the article. I guess they are just reiterating and updating some well-loved heuristics to also include some contemporary techniques / fallacies.