Discussion

Listen to the following podcast regarding the accuracy of big data and then post your responses to the discussion questions.

http://dataskeptic.com/epnotes/the-accuracy-paradox.php (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Discussion Questions

•How is accuracy measured and how is the accuracy related to past data?

•Do you think the data source 2012 U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from the American Veterinary Medical Association used in this podcast is accurate to begin with? What do you think may be missing from the data set?

•What is the accuracy paradox explained in this podcast? Do you see this paradox affecting accuracy in other data sources?