Social Data: Biases, Methodological Pitfalls, and Ethical Boundaries

Alexandra Olteanu; Carlos Castillo; Fernando Díaz; Emre Kıcıman

doi:10.3389/fdata.2019.00013

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Social Data: Biases, Methodological Pitfalls, and Ethical Boundaries

Alexandra Olteanu

Carlos Castillo

Fernando Díaz Emre Kıcıman

Frontiers in Big Data Vol. 2 · Frontiers Media SA

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Alexandra Olteanu, Carlos Castillo, Fernando Díaz, et al. (2019). Social Data: Biases, Methodological Pitfalls, and Ethical Boundaries. Frontiers in Big Data, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdata.2019.00013

Social Data: Biases, Methodological Pitfalls, and Ethical Boundaries

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