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What Is Big Data?

3.1 Informational Objectives of This Chapter

This chapter is designed to answer the following questions:

• How is big data measured?
• What are the attributes of big data?
• What has changed in the world of data science?
• What are some examples of big data from industry and commerce?
• What are some examples of big data from transportation?

3.2 Chapter Word Cloud

Figure 3.1 presents a word cloud for Chapter 3.

3.3 Introduction

Big data may potentially be as important to business and transportation as the
Internet has been. More data leads to more accurate analyses and greater under-
standing of the underlying mechanisms that affect the operation of enterprises.
This chapter explores the nature of big data based on best practices from data

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