Importance of data accuracy in Big Data

Big data and analytics are the buzz words in any industry now, but one should not forget that data inaccuracy can lead to huge losses for any industry. Big data becomes useless unless it possess a reasonable degree of accuracy. In case of industries like healthcare and banking big data mistakes can even take someone’s life. Data should be cleaned before data scientists can leverage it to derive useful insights. Practicing good data management is the need of the hour. Executives, instead of being impressed by the size of data, should question its quality. Systems should be designed in such a manner that it is able to simplify the process of data collection and minimize risks from inefficient data. Read more at:https://channels.theinnovationenterprise.com/articles/7782-big-data-vs-bad-data