What is Data? Data is a Black Bean
What is data? For most of the people I talk to, the word “data” is synonymous with the word “boo!”; it’s a topic to avoid like that thing that hides in my closet at night.
Data in the Real World contains posts about the role data plays in day-to-day life. If it were just a concept, if it didn’t mean something, data would be valueless and useless. Like the number 3. It has some meaning, but without real-world context and purpose, it kind of just sits there.
These posts get into how data reflects reality, and how its behavior mirrors the world around us.
What is data? For most of the people I talk to, the word “data” is synonymous with the word “boo!”; it’s a topic to avoid like that thing that hides in my closet at night.