Operational Research in the time of COVID-19: the ‘science for better’ or worse in the absence of hard data
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Sylw/Dadl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Yn: Journal of the Operational Research Society, Cyfrol 74, Rhif 2, 02.2023, t. 448-449.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Sylw/Dadl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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T1 - Operational Research in the time of COVID-19: the ‘science for better’ or worse in the absence of hard data
AU - Nikolopoulos, Kostas
AU - Tsinopoulos, Christos
AU - Vasilakis, Chrysovalantis
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - How can policymakers and planners make informed decisions during a pandemic? What kind of (big) data are needed, and who and when is supposed to provide these? With the Operational Research community unable to get hold of reliable hard data – especially during the pandemic, the solutions promoted from analytics seem questionable. We may have to employ instead auxiliary data from social media and rapid market surveys.
AB - How can policymakers and planners make informed decisions during a pandemic? What kind of (big) data are needed, and who and when is supposed to provide these? With the Operational Research community unable to get hold of reliable hard data – especially during the pandemic, the solutions promoted from analytics seem questionable. We may have to employ instead auxiliary data from social media and rapid market surveys.
KW - Operational Research
KW - Crisis
KW - COVID-19
KW - Hard data
KW - Auxiliary Data
U2 - 10.1080/01605682.2021.1930208
DO - 10.1080/01605682.2021.1930208
M3 - Comment/debate
VL - 74
SP - 448
EP - 449
JO - Journal of the Operational Research Society
JF - Journal of the Operational Research Society
SN - 0160-5682
IS - 2
ER -