Glossary Flashcards
Qualities and characteristics associated with using facts to solve problems
Analytical skills
The process of identifying and defining a problem, then solving it by using data in an organized, step-by-step manner
Analytical thinking
The condition in which something exists or happens
Context
A collection of facts
Data
The collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making
Data analysis
Someone who collects, transforms, and organizes data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making
Data analyst
The science of data
Data analytics
How information is organized
Data design
Using facts to guide business strategy
Data-driven decision-making
The various elements that interact with one another in order to produce, manage, store, organize, analyze, and share data
Data ecosystem
A field of study that uses raw data to create new ways of modeling and understanding the unknown
Data science
The management of the people, processes, and tools used in data analysis
Data strategy
The graphical representation of data
Data visualization
A collection of data that can be manipulated or analyzed as one unit
Dataset
A method for examining and evaluating the current state of a process in order to identify opportunities for improvement in the future
Gap analysis
