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**A practical guide to making good decisions in a world of missing data** In the era of big data, it is easy to imagine that we have all the information we need to make good decisions. But in fact the data we have are never complete, and may be only the tip of the iceberg. Just as much of the universe is composed of dark matter, invisible to us but nonetheless present, the universe of information is full of dark data that we overlook at our peril. In __Dark Data__, data expert David Hand takes us on a fascinating and enlightening journey into the world of the data we __don't__ see. __Dark Data__ explores the many ways in which we can be blind to missing data and how that can lead us to conclusions and actions that are mistaken, dangerous, or even disastrous. Examining a wealth of real-life examples, from the Challenger shuttle explosion to complex financial frauds, Hand gives us a practical taxonomy of the types of dark data that exist and the situations in which they can arise, so that we can learn to recognize and control for them. In doing so, he teaches us not only to be alert to the problems presented by the things we don’t know, but also shows how dark data can be used to our
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- Author
- David J. Hand
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press 2020
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9785961441437
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Science, Management, Mathematics
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (50 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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