Explore the concept of algorithms in big data.

For your initial post, review the video The Era of Blind Faith in Big Data Must End and address the following:

What did you find most interesting about the video?

Why is it important to maximize the degree to which samples and data used to train or build algorithms are representative of the population?

How can human bias influence data used to test hypotheses?

How does the potential for human influences on data selection and interpretation relate to one of the programmatic themes below? You may want to review the Programmatic Themes document.
Social justice
Ethics