Approaches to Data

Published on Sep 25, 2018

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Approaches to Data

Epistomology

what we know
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Data is a piece

  • But it's not the story
  • Data analyzed = information
  • Information interpreted = knowledge

Data to Information to Knowledge

Making the leap...
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Inductive

what emerges from the data
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Inductive

  • Dataset exists
  • Look for patterns or trends
  • Grounded theory
  • Theory or ideas emerge from the date

Deductive

data collected to test theories or answer questions
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Deductive

  • Start with a theory, idea or question(s)
  • Ask targeted questions to get at that idea
  • Test if "true" or not

Ontology

Knowledge to Wisdom
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Ontology

  • Philosophy born of wisdom
  • What characterizes the being-ness?
  • How do we organize and classify?

Axiology

value neutral or not?
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Threats to neutrality

  • Bias
  • Funding
  • Reliability is not validity

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