BAR: FS Analysis: Overview of Financial Analysis Flashcards
Structured Data
Data contained in fields within records or files
Semi-structured Data
Data with associated metadata or tags that makes it easier to process
Unstructured Data
Raw data not contained within a database/spreadsheet
Nominal data
Non-numerical data types like regions product descriptions, macroeconomic data
Binary data
Non-numerical data types with yes/no fields on information
Ordinal data
Non-numerical data types with ordered categories like top 10 clients
Discrete data
Non-numerical data types with distinct values like average sales price for products
Cluster analysis
Grouping data by similarities to show structure/relationships
Regression analysis
Statistical analysis examining relationship between independent and dependent variables