Keywords
socio-economic geography
quantitative methods
Data Science
How to Cite
Abstract
Big Data are inseparable part of the current research methodology in many scientific disciplines – including socio-economic geography. They are being used as a new data in old research problems, as a new research objects and as a means to investigate digital geographies. Big Data are being criticized for lack of representativeness and problematic representation, heterogeneity, and ethical issues. Despite these problems, their presence as a part of the geographical research methodology is increasingly frequent. We propose a set of recommendations that in our view allows a researcher to critically assess the validity of utilizing Big Data in a given research project.
Funding
Projekt Narodowego Centrum Nauki UMO-2018/31/B/HS4/00059
Grant Narodowego Centrum Nauki DEC-2012/05/E/HS4/01498
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