Being with Data: The Dashboarding of Everyday Life

by Nathaniel Tkacz

Book Overview

Once the rarified stuff of scientists and statisticians, data are now at the heart of our global digital economy, transforming everything from how we perceive the value of a professional athlete to the intelligence gathering activities of governments. We are told that the right data can turn an election, help predict crime, improve our businesses, our health and our capacity to make decisions.

Beginning with a simple question - how do most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509545328
• ISBN13: 9781509545322
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"