We are surrounded by data and lots of it, so the potential for conflict and confusion is growing.  It is big data and quick data.  We really are inundated – it is flowing freely just like a river that has burst its banks.  Our decision-making ability is therefore being tested with all this data.  It is fraught with risk at the best of times, but hopefully a calculated risk rather than being a gamble.  Nevertheless, it could probably always tell us what we need to know.
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