Freaky Data Science. I've received quite a few comments and emails about my most recent blog, "What is Data Science – Again? " Much of the reaction has been positive, agreeing with the take that the discipline revolves on the combination of computation and statistical science. Some is negative, decrying “data science” as nothing more than a trumped up neologism for “programmer”. The perspective that most gets me thinking, though, is the one that seeks to define data science not only by the tasks of practitioners, as I've done, but also by its higher purpose – something akin to "the scientific study of the creation, validation and transformation of data to create meaning".
I'm certainly in agreement with this need to view data science through the lenses of both “what” and “how”. The what provides the conceptual foundation; the how articulates the tools and skills needed to progress toward that foundation – to “create meaning”. Alas bridging the what-how gap is not so straightforward. Business Intelligence | BI | BusinessIntelligence.com. Father of all Data Models Data Model. What Does Big Data Have to Do With Me and My Organization? - The TechSoup Blog - Community - TechSoup. Without a doubt big data is one of the most talked about topics in nonprofit technology and IT in general this year. It was last year as well. But if you’re not a big collector of online information like Google, Facebook or Microsoft, what does big data have to do with you and your work?
It’s a big fuzzy topic, but I’ll give it a shot. What Is Big Data Anyway? Like me you may be a bit unclear about what big data actually is. MIT Technology Review recently cited Oracle’s definition: “Big data is the derivation of value from traditional relational database-driven business decision making, augmented with new sources of unstructured data.” I find NPR commentator and linguist, Geoff Nunberg’s description of it more useful. As we have more and more devices collecting data about what we do, vast amount of information is piling up about us. Keisha Taylor’s Examples of Charity Big Data She also likes the big data for good work coming out of the UN Global Pulse initiative. TechSoup Resources. How to Create Business Intelligence Solutions: 5 Steps.