Big Data as a Source for Official Statistics

Daas Piet J.H. (), Puts Marco J. (), Buelens Bart () and Hurk Paul A.M. van Den ()
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Daas Piet J.H.: Statistics Netherlands, Division of Process development, IT and methodology P.O. Box 4481, 6401 CZ, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Puts Marco J.: Statistics Netherlands, Division of Process development, IT and methodology P.O. Box 4481, 6401 CZ, Heerlen, The Netherlands
Buelens Bart: Statistics Netherlands, Division of Process development, IT and methodology P.O. Box 4481, 6401 CZ, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Hurk Paul A.M. van Den: Statistics Netherlands, Division of Process development, IT and methodology P.O. Box 4481, 6401 CZ, Heerlen, The Netherlands.

Journal of Official Statistics, 2015, vol. 31, issue 2, 249-262

Abstract: More and more data are being produced by an increasing number of electronic devices physically surrounding us and on the internet. The large amount of data and the high frequency at which they are produced have resulted in the introduction of the term ‘Big Data’. Because these data reflect many different aspects of our daily lives and because of their abundance and availability, Big Data sources are very interesting from an official statistics point of view. This article discusses the exploration of both opportunities and challenges for official statistics associated with the application of Big Data. Experiences gained with analyses of large amounts of Dutch traffic loop detection records and Dutch social media messages are described to illustrate the topics characteristic of the statistical analysis and use of Big Data.

Keywords: Large data sets; traffic data; social media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/jos-2015-0016

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