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False Positives and Spurious Correlations: An Interview with Professor Mark White

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date April 18, 2014

What’s wrong with big data? Is its use causing more mistakes? Professor Mark White discusses the negative implications of the newest trend in research with SAIS Review Assistant Editor Kyle Johnson.

Tags big data, causation, correlation, interview, kyle johnson, large hadron collider, mark white, nate silver, SAIS Review, statistics, the signal and the noise

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The Big Data Backlash: News Roundup, March 31 – April 7

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date April 7, 2014

All big ideas face a backlash: big data is no different. This week, we’re exploring common criticisms of the use of big data.

Tags big data, ethics, google flu trends, keith alexander, SAIS Review, security, Twitter

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Open Government Data Fuels Private Sector Innovation: Data Jams, Hackathons and Datapaloozas

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date March 12, 2014

What happens when you put dozens of energy specialists, technology experts and government policymakers in a room? Senior Editor Lauren Caldwell discusses open government data initiatives — including datapaloozas, data jams and hackathons — with a Department of Energy Presidential Innovation Fellow.