Stephen J. Mooney|Vikas Pejaver
Big Data in Public Health: Terminology, Machine Learning, and Privacy
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center|University of Washington|University of Washington
digital world generating data staggering still increasing rate big data unlocked novel opportunities understand public health hold still greater potential research practice review explores several key issues arisen around big data first propose taxonomy sources big data clarify terminology identify threads common across subtypes big data next consider common public health research practice uses big data including surveillance hypothesisgenerating research causal inference exploring role machine learning may play use consider ethical implications big data revolution particular emphasis maintaining appropriate care privacy world technology rapidly changing social norms regarding need even meaning privacy finally make suggestions regarding structuring teams training succeed working big data research practice