Data and Social Good / Barlow, Mike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barlow, Mike, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic data processing--Moral and ethical aspects.

Electronic data processing.

Machine learning.

Big data.

Humanitarianism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (30 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Data may indeed be the "new oil"—a seemingly inexhaustible source of fuel for spectacular economic growth—but it's also a valuable resource for humanitarian groups looking to improve and protect the lives of less fortunate people. In this O'Reilly report, you'll learn how statisticians and data scientists are volunteering their time to help a variety of nonprofit organizations around the world. Mike Barlow cites several examples of how data and the work of data scientists have made a measurable impact on organizations such as DataKind, a group that connects socially minded data scientists with organizations working to address critical humanitarian issues. There's certainly no lack of demand for data science services among nonprofits today, because these organizations, too, realize the potential of data for changing people's fortunes.

Notes:

Online resource; Title from title page (viewed August 15, 2015)

ISBN:

9781492048213

1492048216

OCLC:

1081175794