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The Hidden Biases in Big Data

On April 3, 2013April 3, 2013 By Kate MiltnerIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Image credit: Harvard Business Review. SMC Principal Researcher Kate Crawford reached the number-one slot on the "Most Read" list of the Harvard Business Review this week with her sharp and insightful blog post on the weaknesses of big data. Debunking the commonly held belief that "numbers speak for themselves" in large data sets, Kate brings …

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