The Datafied Society by Karin Es

The Datafied Society by Karin Es

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This book critically reflects on the role and usefulness of big data, challenging overly optimistic expectations about what such information can reveal.

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The Datafied Society by Karin Es

As machine-readable data comes to play an increasingly important role in everyday life, researchers find themselves with rich resources for studying society. The novel methods and tools needed to work with such data require not only new knowledge and skills, but also a new way of thinking about best research practices. This book critically reflects on the role and usefulness of big data, challenging overly optimistic expectations about what such information can reveal, introducing practices and methods for its analysis and visualisation, and raising important political and ethical questions regarding its collection, handling, and presentation.
Van Es, Karin: - Karin van Es is assistant lecturer at the University of Utrecht and Senior Project Developer at Utrecht Data School.
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ISBN 13 9789462987173
ISBN 10 9462987173
Title The Datafied Society
Author Mirko Tobias Schäfer
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Amsterdam University Press
Year published 2017-08-05
Number of pages 268
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