Exam 1: Using and Abusing Data Analytics in Social Science

What was the main argument in the work of well-known social scientist Eszter Hargittai (2020) regarding research based on social media and similar "Big Data:?

Which of the following is NOT effected by computer algorithms?

What is the "Menlo Report"?

Bias in what field was the main focues of the dispute between ProPublica and the firm "equivant" over the COMPAS system?

"Big Data" and data analytics assure decisions are objectively-based since so much data are used.

Which of the following is UNTRUE? Or is "D" correct?

What was seen as the "key to success" for artificial intelligence and related data analytic efforts by Sipior (2020)

Name three of the ten ways La Fors et al. (2010) have identified as threats to ethics arising from "Big Data" and data analytic algorithms. a. ____________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________

What is NOT a significant obstacle to social science research on "Big Data"?

What is NOT true of "hyperactive" social media users, according to Papakyriakopoulos et al. (2020) and other researchers?