In this module, we will discuss various topics of interest in understanding big data, analytics, and social media. Social media platforms produce massive datasets and organizations use that data to make decisions. We will begin by defining big data, then identifying characteristics of big data and how big data transforms organizations. After, we will describe different types of analytics and discuss an example of sentiment analysis commonly used on social media big data. We will then describe ethical considerations and highlight the various industry and state laws that constrain the use of big data and analytics. We will close by discussing data visualization and the importance of communicating results to an audience.

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