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Addressing a big data problem

Addressing a big data problem

From the course: Learning Data Science

Addressing a big data problem

- Big data and data science have been so intertwined that many organizations see them as one thing. Remember, data science uses the scientific method with your data. That doesn't mean that you need a lot of data to ask these questions. Big data provides a robust new source of data. This new source allows you to ask questions that couldn't be answered with a smaller data set. Often more data points provide more power during statistical analysis. Big data sounds like the title of a 1960s horror movie. You picture some screaming woman in cat sunglasses being swallowed up by an oozing mountain of data. In reality, big data isn't really a noun. The original NASA paper, it was described as a big data problem. It's not about big data, it's about the problem of data that's too big to store. You can identify a big data problem by evaluating the Four Vs. Ask yourself these questions. Do I have a high volume of data? Do I have a wide variety of data? Is the data coming at a high velocity? Does…

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