I processi di data-driven decision-making portano a +6% in produttività, nel 2020 ci saranno 100 mila posti di lavoro in più in ambito data, i big data saranno responsabili di due punti percentuali sulla crescita del PIL europeo: "Enter the Data Economy", Commissione Europea.
Adopting a scientific approach to decision making requires us to test our hypotheses with data.
Data and theory are the yin and yang of the scientific method — theory frames the right questions, while data answers the questions that have been asked.
A scientific mind should always remain skeptical of what it knows. Be skeptical of data by all means, but also be skeptical of plausible explanations, conventional wisdom, inspiring ideologies, compelling anecdotes, and most of all your own intuition.