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Question 1

Of course, any foray into big data needs to start with the problem you’re trying to solve.

Answer 1

an attempt to become involved in a different activity or profession

Question 2

Safety measures were carried out in compliance with paragraph 6 of the building regulations.

Answer 2

the practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority

Question 3

These types of security requirements need to be part of the big data fabric from the outset and not an afterthought.

Answer 3

1. the basic structure of a society, an organization, etc. that enables it to function successfully
   2.at/from the beginning of something
   3.a thing that is thought of, said or added later, and is often not carefully planned

Question 4

Your data architecture also needs to perform in concert with your organization’s supporting infrastructure.

Answer 4

working together with somebody/something

Question 5

In particular, the innovations MapReduce, Hadoop, and Big Table proved to be the sparks that led to a new generation of data management.

Answer 5

an action or event that causes something important to develop, especially trouble or violence

Question 6

This may be pedantic, but the philosophy of probability is both a gripping topic in itself and also has a major role in practical applications of statistics.

Answer 6

1. ​too worried about small details or rules
2. exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention

Question 7

Don’t expect a neat consensus from “experts”.

Answer 7

1. simple but clever
2. an opinion that all members of a group agree with

Question 8

Philosophers and statisticians have come up with an sorts of different ideas for what these elusive numbers actually mean, and argue intensively over them.

Answer 8

1. difficult to find, define or achieve
2. in a way that involves a lot of work or activity done in a short time

Question 9

But this definition is somewhat circular, as we need to have a definition of “equally likely”.

Answer 9

1. to some degree
2. using an idea or a statement to prove something that is then used to prove the idea or statement at the beginning

Question 10

enumerative probability, enumerate

Answer 10

to name things on a list one by one

Question 11

propensity or “chance”

Answer 11

a natural desire or need that makes you tend to behave in a particular way