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Data Analytics Terms & Definitions Flashcards

1
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Qualities and characteristics associated with using facts to solve problems

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Analytical skills

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The process of identifying and defining a problem, then solving it by using data in an organized, step-by-step manner

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Analytical thinking

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A characteristic or quality of data used to label a column in a table

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Attribute

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The condition in which something exists or happens

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Context

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A collection of facts

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Data

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The collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making

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Data Analysis

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Someone who collects, transforms, and organizes data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making

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Data Analyst

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The science of data

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Data Analytics

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How information is organized

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Data Design

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10
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Using facts to guide business strategy

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Data-driven decision-making

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The various elements that interact with one another in order to produce, manage, store, organize, analyze, and share data

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Data-Ecosystem

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A field of study that uses raw data to create new ways of modeling and understanding the unknown

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Data Science

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The management of the people, processes, and tools used in data analysis

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Data Strategy

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The graphical representation of data

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Data Visualization

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A collection of data stored in a computer system

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Database

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A collection of data that can be manipulated or analyzed as one unit

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Dataset

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A set of instructions used to perform a calculation using the data in a spreadsheet

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Formula

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A preset command that automatically performs a specified process or task using the data in a spreadsheet

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Function

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A method for examining and evaluating the current state of a process in order to identify opportunities for improvement in the future

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Gap Analysis

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The attributes that describe a piece of data contained in a row of a table

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Observation

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A request for data or information from a database

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Query

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A computer programming language used to communicate with a database

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Query Language

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The reason why a problem occurs

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Root cause

24
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People who invest time and resources into a project and are interested in its outcome

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Stakeholders

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The ability to break things down into smaller steps or pieces and work with them in an orderly and logical way

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Technical Mindset

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The question or problem data analysis resolves for a business

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Business Task

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A quality of data analysis that does not create or reinforce bias

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Fairness

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What are the steps in the data analysis process?

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Ask
Prepare
Process
Analyze
Share
Act
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What are the steps in the data life cycle process?

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Plan
Capture
Manage
Analyze
Archive
Destroy
30
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A question whose answers lead to change

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Action-oriented question

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A place to keep data online, rather than a computer hard drive

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Cloud

32
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The six phases of ask, prepare, process, analyze, share, and act whose purpose is to gain insights that drive informed decision-making

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Data analysis process

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The sequence of stages that data experiences, which include plan, capture, manage, analyze, archive, and destroy

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Data life cycle

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A question that steers people toward a certain response

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Leading question

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A question whose answers can be quantified and assessed

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Measurable question

36
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The various problems that data analysts encounter, including categorizing things, discovering connections, finding patterns, identifying themes, making predictions, and spotting something unusual

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Problem types

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A question that has significance to the problem to be solved

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Relevant question

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A tool for determining a question’s effectiveness based on whether it is specific, measurable, action-oriented, relevant, and time-bound

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SMART methodology

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A question that is simple, significant, and focused on a single topic or a few closely related ideas

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Specific question

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A digital worksheet

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Spreadsheet

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The process of recognizing the current problem or situation, organizing available information, revealing gaps and opportunities, and identifying options

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Structured thinking

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A question that specifies a timeframe to be studied

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Time-bound question

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A process or set of rules followed for a specific task

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Algorithm

44
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Large, complex datasets typically involving long periods of time, which enable data analysts to address far-reaching business problems

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Big Data

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A tool that monitors live, incoming data

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Dashboard

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The process of exploring different data sources to find out what they have in common

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Data-inspired decision-making

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A single, quantifiable type of data that is used for measurement

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Metric

48
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A measurable goal set by a company and evaluated using metrics

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Metric Goal

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A chart created from the fields in a pivot table

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Pivot chart

50
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A data summarization tool used to sort, reorganize, group, count, total, or average
data

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Pivot table

51
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A subjective and explanatory measure of a quality or characteristic

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Qualitative data

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A specific and objective measure, such as a number, quantity, or range

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Quantitative data

53
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A static collection of data periodically given to stakeholders

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Report

54
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A formula that uses the metrics of investment and profit to

evaluate the success of an investment

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Return on investment (ROI)

55
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The total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services

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Revenue

56
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Small, specific data points typically involving a short period of time, which are
useful for making day-to-day decisions

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Small Data

57
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A question that makes assumptions or is difficult to answer honestly

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Unfair question

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