BIS 245 Week 7 Discussion

BIS 245 Week 7 Discussion | Devry University

Week 7: Big Data Analytics

Big Data Analytics

Instructions

Discuss the following:

Given what you have learned so far about Big Data and Data Science – Is everything predictable?

Einstein believed that the universe and its laws must be strictly deterministic. He felt that there could be no role for probability or chance, in nature's foundation.

Chaos theory (You may know this as the butterfly effect) is a branch of mathematics focusing on the study of chaos — dynamical systems whose apparently random states of disorder and irregularities are governed by underlying patterns and deterministic laws that are highly sensitive to initial conditions.

So - what do you think, is everything predictable if data is available. Please note, that there is no assumption that predictability is 100%. Rather, through the use of big data and data analysis, can we have an idea of outcome that goes beyond that of chance, entropy or statistical odds?

This discussion will require you to some Critical Thinking. There are no right or wrong answers.  Give it some though and post your response and explain your reasoning.

Try to make your first post by Wednesday, and remember to reply to your classmate's posts!

Success Criteria

You'll earn full credit by:

• Creating a post that follows the instructions.
• Replying to two of your classmates' answers to the discussion question by the end of the week.
• Participating at least once on 3 separate days.