Terms and Definitions

Question 1

Analytical Skills

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Qualities and characteristics associated with using facts to solve problems

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Analytical Thinking

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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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Attribute

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

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Business Task

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The question or problem data analysis answers for a business

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Context

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The condition in which something exists or happens

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Data

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A collection of facts

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Data Analysis

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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 Analyst

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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 Analytics

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The science of data

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Data design

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How information is organized

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Data-driven Decision-making

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The process of using facts to guide business strategy

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Data Ecosystem

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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 Science

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

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Data Strategy

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

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Data Visualization

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The graphical representation of data

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Database

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A collection of data stored in a computer system

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Dataset

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

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Fairness

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

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Formula

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

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Function

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

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Gap Analysis

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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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Observation

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

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Query

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A request for data or information from a database

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Query Language

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A computer programming language sued to communicate with a database

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Root cause

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The reason why a problem occurs

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Stakeholders

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

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Technical Mindset

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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