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When Darren Jarman kicked an astounding five goals in the last quarter of the 1997 AFL Grand Final, I was 8 years old.

Here is a topic that receives much debate these days – as diverse fields like statistics, computer science and applied mathematics converge with newly named fields such as data science and big data.

“Data” is the watchword of the progressive gov tech professional today. If we can put a number to a problem — quantify it, catalog it, assault it with an avalanche of analytics — all will be well.

While around the world, statistical authorities in the public sector are still mostly regarded as the primary source for data and indicators, the private sector is increasingly moving into the ...

They call it “big data” for a reason–it’s really, really big. But getting your head wrapped around the growth of information digitization is not easy. That’s why we carefully curated these 10 ...

Here are 11 free NPTEL data science and analytics courses from leading IITs cover graph theory, Bayesian modelling, Python, R, databases and big-data stats. These are all free to audit, and enrolment ...

Michael S. Malone’s “The Big-Data Future Has Arrived” (op-ed, Feb. 23) provides an interesting overview of the benefits being made possible through the abundance of data and the capabilities to ...

I have good news and bad news for anyone who will be looking for a job in the coming years. The good news is that some time in the future, job interviews may go away. Okay, maybe some companies will ...

The world is rapidly advancing towards becoming a fully digital society. At a global level, the amount of data is projected to increase more than fivefold, rising from 33 zettabytes in 2018 to 175 ...

Christena Garduno is the CEO of Media Culture, a brand response agency specializing in media planning and buying for nearly 30 years. Big data is transforming the relationship between companies and ...