Marek McGann · @MarekMcGann
539 followers · 1464 posts · Server sciences.social

p.173:

"The parameterization of data collection (what we might call its thickness or depth) may expand, but parameters must pass through disciplinary optics and become operationalized before they are articulated in
any way."

Or, data don't "speak for themselves", but only gain their meaning when incorporated into disciplinary practices.

The definition I learned as undergrad: "Data are numbers in context."

#contextchangeseverything #scale #digitallife

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Marek McGann · @MarekMcGann
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Ann Bergin · @agvbergin
121 followers · 1675 posts · Server mastodon.me.uk

Day 5 of migraine, never a better time to start Context Changes Everything by Prof. Alicia Juarrero.

#contextchangeseverything #juarrero #bookstodon

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