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title: "Big data: 5 Kinds of Data You need to deal with"
description: "Variety, Velocity, Viscosity, Volume, and Virality are the different kinds of data. As a data science engineer knowing their meaning would be helpful."
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date: 2017-08-19
modified: 2026-10-10
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tags: ["Big data tips", "Five types of Big data"]
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# Big data: 5 Kinds of Data You need to deal with

Here are the five kinds of data that you need [to deal with](https://srinimf.com/2014/08/13/5-ways-to-deal-with-a-difficult-team-member/) in data science projects.

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*Five Data Types Popular in Data Science*

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