Summary of Strata 2012: Avinash Kaushik, "A Big Data Imperative: Driving Big Action"

00:00:00 - 00:15:00

Avinash Kaushik discusses the importance of big data and how it can be used to drive better actions. He argues that big data can help us find things that other people would never know exists, and that by empowering everyday action, we can make the world a better place.

• 00:00:00 Avinash Kaushik discusses how the model for taking data internal and using it to drive action is broken, and how the world we live in now doesn't resemble the model a few years ago. He finds solace in philosopher John Dewey's quote that we "screwed up" because in life we have known knowns, unknowns, and know unknowns. Kaushik discusses how data democracy can help solve these corrosive problems, and how companies can implement it to improve their efficiency and creativity.
• 00:05:00 Avinash Kaushik, a data analyst, discusses the importance of big data and how it can be used to improve people's lives. He also discusses a method for estimating true values from data, and how this can be helpful in making informed decisions.
• 00:10:00 Avinash Kaushik, an applied statistician, discusses the importance of big data and how it can be used to drive better actions. Kaushik discusses a tool called Google Analytics, which provides users with information on what is happening in their data, as well as correlated data that explains odd behavior. He also discusses how users can use their own intelligence to make better use of big data.
• 00:15:00 Avinash Kaushik, a data analyst and Strata 2012 speaker, discusses the importance of big data and the ways it can be used to drive big action. He argues that big data can help us find things that other people would never know exists, and that by empowering everyday action, we can make the world a better place.