What does data mean? Does is lie, is it misinterpreted or simply misunderstood? The Man From FCPA has long considered data, even big data an important part of any best practices compliance program going forward. But what insights should a compliance practitioner draw from data and is it the right one going forward? Moreover, is gathering the data is only one part of the equation and interpreting it correctly even more important. One could point to the recent failures of polling in the Untied Kingdom over Brexit and in the United States over the recent presidential election as examples of wider failures in both data collection and data interpretation.
