DailyDirt: Big Data On Kid Development

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Long term studies of children are expensive, but the data collected may be invaluable -- especially if wide-ranging policies are based on them. The amount of data Facebook is collecting on kids may be massive, but it'll probably only be data mined for marketing purposes. Here are just a few examples of some kid research that could influence the way people raise their kids. If you'd like to read more awesome and interesting stuff, check out this unrelated (but not entirely random!) Techdirt post.
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Filed Under: 7 up, babies, data, development, kids, prediction, preschool


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    Anonymous Coward, 28 Feb 2013 @ 5:24pm

    wth?

    heartrates as a predictor for overcoming poverty? uh... there are probably a FEW more variables than that.

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    daniel zimerman, 28 Feb 2013 @ 6:24pm

    Try writing some new content every once in a while.

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    Anonymous Coward, 1 Mar 2013 @ 12:01pm

    "Preschool seems to be important for disadvantaged kids, but the benefits for middle class kids are not as clear."

    Makes sense. You don't learn anything in preschool that a good parent can't teach. But perhaps a family in poverty can't afford books to read to their children. And in some cases, simply getting them out of a bad environment for a few hours each day may help.

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