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Top 14 Must-Read Data Science Books You Need On Your Desk

Data Pine

Big data is at the foundation of all the megatrends that are happening.” – Chris Lynch, big data expert. We live in a world saturated with data. Zettabytes of data are floating around in our digital universe, just waiting to be analyzed and explored, according to AnalyticsWeek. At present, around 2.7

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Using Geographic Data To Create A Perfect Google Maps Radius

Smart Data Collective

Data precision has completely revamped our understanding of geography in countless ways. We also use big data to facilitate navigation. One of the tools that utilizes big data is Google Maps. The Emerging Role of Big Data with Google Analytics.

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Misleading Statistics Examples – Discover The Potential For Misuse of Statistics & Data In The Digital Age

Data Pine

For the presidential run of 2012, the news network showed the graph below where we see a pie chart displaying a total of 193% which is clearly wrong and misleading as the total should be 100%. In 2012, the global mean temperature was measured at 58.2 It demonstrates the change in air temperature (Celsius) from 1998 to 2012.

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