The Datafied Society: Studying Culture Through Data
by Mirko Tobias Schäfer /
2017 / English / PDF
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The ability to gather data that can be crunched by machines is
valuable for studying society. The new methods needed to work it
require new skills and new ways of thinking about best research
practices. This book reflects on the role and usefulness of big
data, challenging overly optimistic expectations about what it
can reveal, introducing practices and methods for its analysis
and visualization, and raising important political and ethical
questions regarding its collection, handling, and
presentation.
The ability to gather data that can be crunched by machines is
valuable for studying society. The new methods needed to work it
require new skills and new ways of thinking about best research
practices. This book reflects on the role and usefulness of big
data, challenging overly optimistic expectations about what it
can reveal, introducing practices and methods for its analysis
and visualization, and raising important political and ethical
questions regarding its collection, handling, and
presentation.
