articleKidney Research and Clinical PracticeFeb 27, 2017DIAMOND OA

Medical big data: promise and challenges

CHChoong Ho LeeHYHyung‐Jin Yoon

Seoul National University

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Abstract

The concept of big data, commonly characterized by volume, variety, velocity, and veracity, goes far beyond the data type and includes the aspects of data analysis, such as hypothesis-generating, rather than hypothesis-testing. Big data focuses on temporal stability of the association, rather than on causal relationship and underlying probability distribution assumptions are frequently not required. Medical big data as material to be analyzed has various features that are not only distinct from big data of other disciplines, but also distinct from traditional clinical epidemiology. Big data technology has many areas of application in healthcare, such as predictive modeling and clinical decision support,…

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  • Big data
  • Data science
  • Causation
  • Data mining
  • Health care
  • Medicine
  • Computer science
  • Risk analysis (engineering)
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