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On the role of statistics in the era of big data: A computer science perspective

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Statistics and computer science are facing remarkably similar discussions on the role of big data. In this article, I advocate that the computer science community has taken advantage of big data since about five decades, thereby building the main commercial companies of today’s computer industry, and specifically I describe the new emphasis on data as the emergence of the so-called Fourth Paradigm. Then, I draw a parallel between the debates on big data occurring within the statistics and computer science community; and finally I advocate for a joint, new and pervasive approach to data science, in which both communities can capitalize on each other’s skills.

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  • Ceri, Stefano, 2018. "On the role of statistics in the era of big data: A computer science perspective," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 68-72.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:136:y:2018:i:c:p:68-72
    DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2018.02.019
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    1. Secchi, Piercesare, 2018. "On the role of statistics in the era of big data: A call for a debate," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 10-14.
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    1. Reid, Nancy, 2018. "Statistical science in the world of big data," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 42-45.

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