Written by Cory Saunders ·
Filed under EconGuru, Economic Data, Markets & Industries
With more devices connecting to the Internet, more data is collected and shared. Any research being done today relies on datasets readily available to everyone. Whether studying climate change, clean energy, or the most popular side dish served at Thanksgiving dinner, there is a dataset for that.
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Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Economic Data, Investing, Marketing, Markets & Industries
Raw data can be hard to make use of unless it can be arranged into something more organized. Data analysis is a way to take this information and turn it into something that is far more useful. By working the data correctly it is possible to get the most value from it. There is also a dark side to data analysis though. In the hands of an expert it is possible to use the raw data to support almost any agenda. For this reason it is always important to think critically when dealing with this type of statistics. This involves understanding a bit about how such analysis is conducted and how it can be manipulated.
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