Calling BS on Big Data

Posted byLuca Sartoni 1 Comment on Calling BS on Big Data

Remember that correlation doesn’t imply causation. A correlation between two variables (ice-cream consumption and shark attacks) may well be due to a third variable (summer weather).

Interesting article on The New Yorker about BS and Big Data.

Published by Luca Sartoni

Growth Engineer at Automattic, WordPress contributor, co-organiser at WordCamp Europe, blogger, photographer, geek, nerd.

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