Big Data is less about the data itself and more about what you do with the data. The application of statistics and statistical principles on the data helps you extract the information it contains.

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is focusing more and more on the use of big data for official statistics production. One step which is intended to further shape this ambition is the official launch on 27 ...

Companies can achieve Big Data success by starting small and focusing on the highest leverage opportunities, which can usually be found in sales and pricing strategies. Successful Big Data ...

Big data are part of a paradigm shift that is significantly transforming statistical agencies, processes, and data analysis. While administrative and satellite data are already well established, the ...

Ahead of the opening of the UN Statistical Commission on Tuesday next week, a seminar on “Big Data for Policy, Development and Official Statistics” will be held in New York on 22 February. The event ...

Michael S. Malone’s “The Big-Data Future Has Arrived” (op-ed, Feb. 23) provides an interesting overview of the benefits being made possible through the abundance of data and the capabilities to ...

Ahead of the opening of the UN Statistical Commission on Tuesday next week, a seminar on “Big Data for Policy, Development and Official Statistics” will be held in New York on 22 February. The event ...