Giczi, Johanna and Szőke, Katalin (2018) Official Statistics and Big Data. INTERSECTIONS: EAST EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIETY AND POLITICS, 4 (1). pp. 159-182. ISSN 2416-089X
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Abstract
More than five years ago Eurostat started a project with the aim to 'tame' sources of Big Data in a way that they can be incoporated into official statistical systems. In order to solve the problems a statistician might be faced with during the official statistical application of Big Data, first of all, we give an overview of traditional data collection, and then point to the differences one has to face when dealing with Big Data. We introduce common sources of data (traditional, administrative) and highlight the ways huge sets of data are different compared to them. Next, we discuss characteristics of Big Data versus traditional statistical methods based on the qualitative criteria of official statistics, and we also elaborate on the problems of analysing Big Data. Finally, we provide a list of use cases for Big Data in official statistical data collections.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Big Data, official Statistics, big Data Paradigm, Big Data quality standards |
| Subjects: | J Political Science / politológia > JN Political institutions (Europe) / politikai intézmények, államigazgatás, Európa Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources / könyvtártudomány > ZA Information resources / információforrások > ZA4450 Databases / adatbázisok |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2026 10:09 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2026 10:09 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/234321 |
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