After Big Data Failed: The Enduring Allure of Numbers in the Wake of the 2016 US Election

When widespread polling failed to accurately predict the 2016 US presidential election, producers and consumers of data didn’t abandon faith in numbers. Instead, they have reconfigured their relationships with big data. Producers are formulating redemption narratives, blaming specific datasets or po...

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Main Authors: Yanni Loukissas, Anne Pollock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Social Studies of Science 2017-02-01
Series:Engaging Science, Technology, and Society
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