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"data" is a very flexible term and you can choose how you define it. For instance, I argue that we should take into account choices of each individual who in an
by osipov 17y ago
"data" is a very flexible term and you can choose how you define it. For instance, I argue that we should take into account choices of each individual who in anyway had to give their active (i.e. though contribution) or passive (i.e. though acceptance) agreement for the respective project (i.e. robotic chef vs. robotic waiter) to go though to completion. Projects of this scope involve teams of people who analyze needs, consider business impact, create designs, build the robots, etc. Thus each team is a sample of its culture and their decisions constitute "data" about each culture. Of course you could argue about team size, but that means you are just arguing about sample size.
- ugh 17y agoSure, define it that way. But no one (sane) will believe you if you define data that way. (You can define any word however you want it and I have no problem whatsoever with that. If you communicate your definitions, fine, alright. But your definition of data is not one that would convince very many people when it comes to generalizations.)