[Air-L] Recommendations for undergraduate reading on "Big Data"

[Morana]

a modest contribution and only partly answering your needs but I hope
helpful: https://visualisingadvocacy.org/blog/small-list-about-big-data

cheers
morana

On 10/04/15 15:48, Christopher J. Richter wrote:
> I am looking for a reading or readings on Big Data for my undergraduate Communication Research Methods class. Unfortunately what I have found so far is popularizing, vague, ambiguous, even contradictory. Ideally, the reading(s) should address 1) definitions; 2) implications for social science data gathering; 3) strengths and weaknesses; and 4) ethical issues, but I will settle for three or even two out of the four.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated. Replies can be personal or on-list.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Richter
> Associate Professor
> Hollins University
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