Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 3
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Paragraph: 43
New data sources offer benefits but possess limitations, requiring integration with traditional data.
Conclusion
It is clear that the volume and variety of data generated within the UK has exploded in scale over recent years. While new sources of data have much to offer - not least in improving the timeliness of evidence, and allowing us to delve into issues in greater detail - there are things they simply cannot do. They cannot tell us about citizen’s intentions, they cannot be easily tweaked to capture the information an analyst is seeking, and they are prone to bias. The UK’s public evidence base will be best served, therefore, by bringing together old sources and new.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
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