Let the Data Speak for Themselves: Opportunities and Caveats

“Let the data speak for themselves” highlights the tremendous opportunities for scientific inquiry that emerge from the digital and data science revolution. It is obvious that the sophistication of novel data and information science methods offers tremendous opportunities for theory testing, theory...

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Main Author: Koenraad Debackere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Chinese Academy of Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Data and Information Science
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Online Access:http://www.jdis.org/CN/html/Article8595.htm
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spelling doaj-58532b25a1384846be6cb9fdd20a5bab2020-11-25T01:32:10ZengChinese Academy of SciencesJournal of Data and Information Science2096-157X2096-157X2016-03-01113510.20309/jdis.201602Let the Data Speak for Themselves: Opportunities and CaveatsKoenraad Debackere0Faculty of Economics & Business, Katholieke University“Let the data speak for themselves” highlights the tremendous opportunities for scientific inquiry that emerge from the digital and data science revolution. It is obvious that the sophistication of novel data and information science methods offers tremendous opportunities for theory testing, theory advancement, and theory development. In order to fully capture those opportunities, it is important to avoid the slippery slope of pure induction.http://www.jdis.org/CN/html/Article8595.htmdigital and data science revolution
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title Let the Data Speak for Themselves: Opportunities and Caveats
title_short Let the Data Speak for Themselves: Opportunities and Caveats
title_full Let the Data Speak for Themselves: Opportunities and Caveats
title_fullStr Let the Data Speak for Themselves: Opportunities and Caveats
title_full_unstemmed Let the Data Speak for Themselves: Opportunities and Caveats
title_sort let the data speak for themselves: opportunities and caveats
publisher Chinese Academy of Sciences
series Journal of Data and Information Science
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2096-157X
publishDate 2016-03-01
description “Let the data speak for themselves” highlights the tremendous opportunities for scientific inquiry that emerge from the digital and data science revolution. It is obvious that the sophistication of novel data and information science methods offers tremendous opportunities for theory testing, theory advancement, and theory development. In order to fully capture those opportunities, it is important to avoid the slippery slope of pure induction.
topic digital and data science revolution
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