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in the statistical model. By the addition of nontestable assumptions, the parameter can,
however, also be causally interpreted and be connected to the estimation theory.
Of course, in this brief expos´e, only some aspects of the issue could be addressed,
including a few historical–philosophical considerations on the genealogy of big data, and
some methodological problems related to statistical/data analytic practice, arguing that
statistics and computational data analysis in a dataficated world are two sides of the same
coin, rather than contradicting each other.
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