We've written about BIG data before and while some reckon it's sexy, you better roll up your sleeves because you'll invariably need to do a lot of 'janitorial' (a.k.a. shit) work first!
Ron Sandland recently wrote about the new phenomenon of 'big data' - weighing up the benefits and concerns. Terry Speed reflected on the same issue in a talk earlier this year inGothenburg, Sweeden noting that this is nothing new to statisticians. So what's all the fuss about? Here's another take on the 'big data' bandwagon.
An article in the Age newspaper again raises doubts about the openness and transparency of Australia's leading scientific agency, the CSIRO.
This is not a new issue, an indeed serious questions have been asked in the past about CSIRO's claimed 'honest broker' role - particularly under the leadership of former CEO, Geoff Garrett.
Click herefor a copy of Paddy Manning's article "A poor climate for debate at CSIRO". (JPEG image or PDF transcript).
See our related News Item on the statistics of climate change here