Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think大数据时代 英文原版
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书名：Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think大数据时代 英文原版作者：Viktor Mayer-Schonberger,维克托·迈尔-舍恩伯格,Kenneth Cukier,肯尼斯·库克耶
包装：精装
开本：16
出版社：Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
出版时间：2013-03-05
图书简介
Intheageofbigdata,wecancrunchanincomprehensibleamountofinformation,providinguswithinvaluableinsightsaboutthewhatratherthanthewhy.Thisbook,writtenbyoneofthemostprominentfiguresintheworldofbigdata,VictorMayer-Schonberger,andtranslatedbyaleadingyoungChinesedataexpert,ProfessorTaoZhou,offersreadersacomprehensiveunderstandingofthebigdatarevolutionanditsimpactoneveryfacetofsociety.Throughaseriesofcompellingcasestudiesandinsights,Mayer-Schonbergerandhisco-author,KennethCukier,showreadershowbigdatahasalreadyledtoimportantadvancementsinmedicine,finance,transportation,andotherindustries.Theyalsowarnofpotentialdownsides,suchasthereplacementofhumandecision-makingwithmachinealgorithms,theneedforregulation,andconcernsaboutprivacy.Oneofthekeytakeawaysfromthebookisthetransformationinourthinkingfromcausalrelationshipstocorrelationalrelationships.Inotherwords,knowing“what“ratherthan“why“isbecomingmoreimportantintheageofbigdata.Additionally,thebookhighlightstheimportanceofpredictiveanalyticsandtheenormouspotentialforcreatingnewvalueinsociety.Overall,BigDataisamust-readforanyoneinterestedinunderstandingthepotentialofthisgroundbreakingtechnologicaldevelopment.Itoffersacompellingandaccessibleoverviewofthekeyissuesanddebatessurroundingbigdata,makingitavaluableresourceforstudents,academics,businessleaders,andpolicymakersalike.
推荐理由
BigDataisanimportantbookthatoffersacomprehensiveunderstandingofthebigdatarevolutionanditsimpactoneveryfacetofsociety.Theauthorsprovidecompellingcasestudiesandinsights,highlightingboththebenefitsandpotentialdownsidesofbigdata.Thebookiswritteninanaccessibleandengagingstylethatmakesitamust-readforanyoneinterestedinunderstandingthepotentialofthisgroundbreakingtechnologicaldevelopment.Whetheryouareastudent,academic,businessleader,orpolicymaker,BigDataisanessentialresourcethatwillequipyouwiththetoolsneededforthenextphaseofhumanevolution.