large-data-sets

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Large data sets' usually refer to highly extensive collections of data. An example is a list of all purchases made by millions of customers at a major grocery store chain over a year. This data can be sorted or analyzed to find patterns and trends.

Examples in Different Contexts

In healthcare informatics, 'large data sets' can include patient records, research studies, and clinical trials data. A healthcare informatician might note, 'Utilizing large data sets allows us to identify patterns and improve patient care outcomes.'

Practice Scenarios

Public-Policy

Scenario:

We're crafting a new proposal on school lunch guidelines. Is there an evidence-based approach we could take to understand children's eating habits?

Response:

Absolutely! We have large data sets on students' lunch choices over the past few years, which we can use to inform our policy.

Tech

Scenario:

Our server is lagging with the high volume of data it's processing and storing daily. We have to consider a solution to manage this more efficiently.

Response:

We should look into the latest solutions for hosting and processing large data sets efficiently. Distributed processing can help increase our server capacity.