United States Census Bureau Director Groves blogged yesterday about "big data" changes for the Census Bureau and how it will make it cheaper, faster, and potentially better for users to get statistical information. Here is my response, which now appears on the bureau blog:
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Susan Graham says:
It doesn’t matter if you call it “big
data” or “little data.” It’s not getting to the stakeholders. I am the
CEO of a stakeholders’ group and I have been trying unsuccessfully for
weeks to get data. I have contacted the person responsible for the data
numerous times. Director Groves stated, “Finally, it allows us to more
nimbly meet the needs of our stakeholders for timely, relevant and
reliable data.” I would certainly like to see how that works because
it’s not working currently.
It is always curious to me that no matter which government official is speaking and no matter what the topic is they are speaking about, the bottom line is always about how they are making our lives easier. How does one say "thank you" in BS?
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