28 min listen
WS MoreOrLess: Big Data
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Big data has been enjoying a lot of hype, with promises it will help deliver everything from increased corporate profits to better healthcare. While the potential is certainly there, Tim Harford asks if the hype is blinding us to some basic statistical lessons learned over the past two-hundred years? This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Released:
Oct 18, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Brain Culture Part 1: In a change to the usual format, we are podcasting Matthew Taylor’s series “Brain... by More or Less: Behind the Stats