What was the main argument in the work of well-known social scientist Eszter
Hargittai (2020) regarding research based on social media and similar "Big Data:?
A) Strict IRB control is needed to assure data protection and privacy.
B) Government regulation is needed to require transparency in Big Data projects.
C) Bivariate reportingdominates in Big Data research but multivariate social science analysis is needed.
D) Higher SES groups are overrepresented and the less privileged are underrepresented

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is correct. A, B, and C may be worthy objectives but are not the thrust of Hargittai's argument. Hargittai's abstract summarized, "Those of higher socioeconomic status are more likely to be on several platforms suggesting that big data derived from social media tend to oversample the views of more privileged people. Additionally, Internet skills are related to using such sites, again showing that opinions visible on these sites do not represent all types of people equally. The article cautions against relying on content from such sites as the sole basis of data to avoid disproportionately ignoring the perspectives of the less privileged. Whether business interests or policy considerations, it is important that decisions that concern the whole population are not based on the results of analyses that favor the opinions of those who are already better off."

What Was the Main Argument in the Work of Well-Known