Big data : a revolution that will transform how we live, work, and think
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
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242 pages ; 24 cm
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Cambridge City PL - Cambridge City - Adult Nonfiction | 006.3 May | On Shelf |
Greenwood PL - Greenwood - 2nd Floor Adult Nonfiction | SOCIAL TOPICS TECHNOLOGY Mayer-Schönberger | Reshelving |
Indiana State Library - Indianapolis - Data Center book | [Data Center] ISLM QA76.9.D343 M396 2013 | On Shelf |
Indiana State Library - Indianapolis - Data Center book | [Data Center] ISLM QA76.9.D343 M396 2013 | On Shelf |
Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield - Non-Fiction | 006.312 Mayer-Sc | On Shelf |
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
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English
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"An Eamon Dolan book."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-226) and index.
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A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large. Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the most dangerous New York City manholes before they explode? And how did Google searches predict the spread of the H1N1 flu outbreak? The key to answering these questions, and many more, is big data. “Big data” refers to our burgeoning ability to crunch vast collections of information, analyze it instantly, and draw sometimes profoundly surprising conclusions from it. This emerging science can translate myriad phenomena-from the price of airline tickets to the text of millions of books-into searchable form, and uses our increasing computing power to unearth epiphanies that we never could have seen before. A revolution on par with the Internet or perhaps even the printing press, big data will change the way we think about business, health, politics, education, and innovation in the years to come. It also poses fresh threats, from the inevitable end of privacy as we know it to the prospect of being penalized for things we haven't even done yet, based on big data's ability to predict our future behavior. n this brilliantly clear, often surprising work, two leading experts explain what big data is, how it will change our lives, and what we can do to protect ourselves from its hazards. Big Data is the first big book about the next big thing.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mayer-Schönberger, V., & Cukier, K. (2013). Big data: a revolution that will transform how we live, work, and think . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor and Kenneth. Cukier. 2013. Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor and Kenneth. Cukier. Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and Kenneth Cukier. Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
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