Giving Meaning to Data
Abstract
Masters of data simplification understand the basic concepts of data meaning (ie, semantics), data objects, ontologies, and triples. Knowledge of these simple concepts permits us to find the relationships among data objects. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a thoughtful and useful discussion of the meaning of data, accompanied by examples demonstrating its practical utility.
Keywords
Ontology; Classification; Triple; Meaning; Semantics; Data objects
6.1 Meaning and Triples
Increased complexity needs simplified design
Harold Jarche1
Data, by itself, has no meaning. It is the job of the data scientist to assign meaning to data, and this is done with data objects, triples, and classifications ...
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