What makes data big? The 38th installment in the series Crash Course Statistics provides a definition of big data and its origins. It shows various methods and resources on how to collect big data and how companies use big data for a variety of  purposes, including deciding what ads to display on a web page along with the visual to promote a movie.

Concepts

data, data collection, population data

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video to introduce why one would use statistics to describe data
• Lead a brainstorming session on the types of data collected daily about one person

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should understand the basics of data display and data analysis

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides real examples of how companies use big data
  
• Includes descriptions of apps that collect data

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.2 MP1 MP5