Big Data - Couverture souple

Pietsch, Wolfgang

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 110870669X ISBN 13 : 9781108706698

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Big Data and methods for analyzing large data sets such as machine learning have in recent times deeply transformed scientific practice in many fields. However, an epistemological study of these novel tools is still largely lacking. After a conceptual analysis of the notion of data and a brief introduction into the methodological dichotomy between inductivism and hypothetico-deductivism, several controversial theses regarding big data approaches are discussed. These include, whether correlation replaces causation, whether the end of theory is in sight and whether big data approaches constitute entirely novel scientific methodology. In this Element, I defend an inductivist view of big data research and argue that the type of induction employed by the most successful big data algorithms is variational induction in the tradition of Mill's methods. Based on this insight, the before-mentioned epistemological issues can be systematically addressed.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 110870669X
• ISBN 13: 9781108706698
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 86
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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