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	Manipulating Data

neochonetes

2-29-2008 2:47 PM

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statistics, programming, database, gapminder, semantic web, trends, ideas, validate

neochonetes says:

Surprisingly, the semantic web is still not up and running. Personally, I think we have the technology to group data in varieties of ways and instances. Evidently, I have a greater confidence in scientists and programmers than is warranted. There are some cool examples of ways to constructively show data. For instance, GapMinder, a fantastic way to display important information gathered over many years, so people can see real relationships...not be wowed by propaganda or stuck in accepted, unverified ideas.

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