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Big Data

a Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
Dec 31, 2013anthromom1 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Let me begin by saying that I teach statistics in a predictive analytics grad program at a major university, in other words, in a program that specializes in teaching professionals to crunch "Big Data." With that background, and just plain old common sense, I think this is the worst possible introduction to the subject that could ever have been published. This book is shallow and disorganized and says almost nothing about the main topic, "data," which, by the way, is used in the plural by professional data scientists, the singular being "datum." Anyone with any relevant background whatsoever knows this. What a drag. I am so disappointed that people could actually be introduced to the topic with this book. Alas.