Symbols-Meaning-Value (SMV) space as a basis for a conceptual model of data science

By applying the principles of three-way decision as thinking in threes, in this paper I introduce a conceptual model of data science in three steps. First, I examine examples of triadic thinking in general and trilevel thinking in specific in data science. Then, based on Weaver's trilevel categ...

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Published in:International journal of approximate reasoning Vol. 144; pp. 113 - 128
Main Author: Yao, Yiyu
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc 01.05.2022
Subjects:
Data science
Granular computing
Thinking in threes
Three-way decision
Triadic thinking
Trilelvel thinking
Trilelvel thinking
Data science
Three-way decision
Granular computing
Triadic thinking
Thinking in threes
ISSN:0888-613X, 1873-4731
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Summary:By applying the principles of three-way decision as thinking in threes, in this paper I introduce a conceptual model of data science in three steps. First, I examine examples of triadic thinking in general and trilevel thinking in specific in data science. Then, based on Weaver's trilevel categorization of communications problems, I propose the concept of the symbols-meaning-value (SMV) space and discuss three perspectives on the SMV space from the viewpoints of information science and management science, cognitive science, and computer science. I label the operations on the SMV three levels metaphorically as seeing, knowing, and doing. Finally, I put forward a SMV-space-based conceptual model of data science, in which data are a resource, the power of data is the knowledge embedded in data, and the value of data is the wise decision and the best course of action supported by data. The goals and functions of data science at the SMV three levels are, respectively, making data available, making data meaningful, and making data valuable. To demonstrate the potential contributions of the conceptual model, I comment on some of its practical values and implications.
ISSN:0888-613X
1873-4731
DOI:10.1016/j.ijar.2022.02.001