Holmes, Dawn E.  (Statistician), <br/><br/>
Big data :  a very short introduction / 
Dawn E. Holmes 
 - 1 online resource :  illustrations 
 - Very short introductions ;  539 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>The data explosion -- Why is big data special? -- Storing big data -- Big data analytics -- Big data and medicine -- Big data, big business -- Big data security and the Snowden case -- Big data and society -- Byte size chart -- ASCII table for lower case letters 
<br/><br/> Available to OhioLINK libraries 
<br/><br/> An unimaginably vast amount of data is now generated by our on-line lives and businesses. At the same time, our ability to store, manage, analyse, and exploit this data is becoming ever more sophisticated. This 'Very Short Introduction' maps out the technology, and also the range of possibilities, challenges, and ethical questions it raises 
<br/><br/> Specialized 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780191824616 0191824615 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Big data.<br/>Data mining.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA76.9.B45  / H66 2017