Big Data/Data Science Flashcards
What are the 5 V’S of big data?
- Volume
- Velocity
- Variety
- Variability
- Veracity
What is Big Data?
Data that comes in too fast to make sense of with classical analytic methods
What is bog data good for decoding?
- rare events
- field experiments
- language analyses
- genome-wide association studies
What precautions to take with big data and what are examples?
there is mostly modern genomes &
Data is biased
- journalists
- disgruntled commenters (trolls)
- WEIRD people (white educated industrialized rich democratic)
What are physical trace studies?
traces: byproduct/side effect of behavior
What is accretion?
buildup
what is erosion in physical trace studies?
wearing of material
What are the cautions of physical trace studies?
- selective deposit
- selective survival
- ethical issues (traces may leave sensitive personal information)
what does selective deposit mean?
not all individuals will leave the same traces (litter, fingerprints, etc)
what does selective survival mean?
some materials wear more rapidly than others
