Big Data

Using Big Data in Organizational Research
Business and Management INK
December 16, 2015

Using Big Data in Organizational Research

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Social Science’s Impact on Society, Circa 2065: Josephine Go Jefferies
Career
December 8, 2015

Social Science’s Impact on Society, Circa 2065: Josephine Go Jefferies

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Exploring the Nexus of Big Data and Official Statistics
News
September 3, 2015

Exploring the Nexus of Big Data and Official Statistics

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Beware! Big Data Is Not Free of Discrimination
Research
August 13, 2015

Beware! Big Data Is Not Free of Discrimination

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Three Webinars Give Tips on Data Mining

Three Webinars Give Tips on Data Mining

An archived version of a webinar offering strategies and tools for text and data mining for scholars in the social sciences and […]

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Make a Charitable Donation of Your Personal Data

Make a Charitable Donation of Your Personal Data

You donate your money to charity, your blood to other and your time to special causes. So why not give of your data for science research?

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A Few Caveats for Budding Social Media Research Mavens

A Few Caveats for Budding Social Media Research Mavens

Behavioral scientists have seized on social media and their massive data sets as a way to quickly and cheaply figure out what people are thinking and doing. But some of those tweets and thumbs ups can be misleading.

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B2B Peer-to-Peer Problem-Solving Communities: A Win-Win for Firms and Customers

B2B Peer-to-Peer Problem-Solving Communities: A Win-Win for Firms and Customers

[Editor’s Note: A special thanks to Sterling A. Bone, Paul W. Fombelle, Kristal R. Ray, and Katherine N. Lemon who took the […]

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Is Big Data Galloping to a ‘Horsemeat Moment’?

Is Big Data Galloping to a ‘Horsemeat Moment’?

Big data is ultimately a big boon for both researchers and the public. But without some reasonable and quick regulation, argues Duncan Shaw, scandals arising from its misuse could turn the public’s stomach.

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Whither Small Data?

Whither Small Data?

The rapid growth and impact of big data has led some to ponder whether big data might lead to the demise of small data, noted Rob Kitchin in an excerpt from his new book, The Data Revolution. But that ignores the benefits and beauties that small data deliver.

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Do We Have (Data) Trust Issues With the Academy?

Do We Have (Data) Trust Issues With the Academy?

A new survey of the British public finds it has serious concerns about sharing data with just about everyone, even with institutions is otherwise respects deeply.

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Big Data: No Free Lunch for Protecting Privacy

Big Data: No Free Lunch for Protecting Privacy

In the first of a series of excerpts from a just released report summarizing 2013’s International Year of Statistics’ London conference, we look at one of the down sides of Big Data.

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