General Vocab Flashcards
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analytical skills
qualities and characteristics associated with facts to solve problems
Analytical thinking
the process of identifying and defining a problem, then solving ut by using data in an organized, step-by-step manner
Business task
the question or problem data analysis resolves for a business
context
the condition in which something exists or happens
data
a collection of facts
data analysis
the collection , transformation, and organization in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making
Data analyst
Someone who collects, transforms, and organizes in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making
Data analytics
the science of data
data design
how information is organized
data-driven decision- making
using facts to guide business strategy
data ecosystem
the various elements that interact with one another in order to produce, manage, store, organize, analyzes and share data
Data science
a field of study that uses raw data to create new ways of modeling and understanding the unknown
data strategy
The management of the people, process, and tools used in data analysis.
Data visualization
the graphical representation of data
Database
A collection of data that can be manipulated or analyzed as one unit
fairness
a quality of data analysis that does not create or reinforce bias
formula
a set of instructions used to preform a calculation using the data in a speadsheet
function
a preset command that automatically preforms a specified process or task using the data in a spreadsheet
Gap analysis
a method for examining and evaluating the current state of a process in order to identify opportunities for improvement in the future
observation
the attributes that describe a peice of a data contained in a row of a table
Query
a request for data or information from a database
Query language
a computer program language used to communicate with a database
root cause
the reason why a problem occurs
self-reporting
a data collection technique where participants provide information about themselves
stake holder
people who invested time and resources into a project and are interested in its outcome
structured Query Language
a computer programming language used to communicate with a database
spreadsheet
a digital worksheet
SQL
Structured Query Language
Technical mindset
the ability to break down things into a smaller step or piece and work with them in an orderly and logical way
Attribute
a characteristic or quality of data used to label a column in a table
function
a preset command that automatically performs a specified process or task the data in a spreadsheet
observation
the attributes that describe a piece of data contained in a row of a table
oversampling
the process of increasing the sample size of the non dominated groups in a population. This can help you better represent them and address imbalanced dataset
self-reporting
a data collection technique where participants provide information about themselves
