The wonderful world of data

Question 1

What are the six stages of a data life cycle?

Answer 1

Plan,capture,manage,analyze,archive,destroy

Question 2

plan

Answer 2

decide what kind of data is needed , how it will be managed, and who will be responsible for it

Question 3

capture

Answer 3

collect or bring in data from a variety of different sources

Question 4

manage

Answer 4

care for and maintain the data. This includes determining how and where it is stored and the tools used to do so

Question 5

Analyze

Answer 5

use the data to solve problems, make decisions,and support business goals

Question 6

archive

Answer 6

keep relevant data stored for long-term and future reference

Question 7

destroy

Answer 7

remove data from storage and delete any shared copies of that data

Question 8

As an analysis in the ask phase we would?

Answer 8

take time to fully understand stakeholders expectations
Defines the problem to be solved
Decides which questions to answer in order to solve the problem

Question 9

As a data analyst in the process phase we will?

Answer 9

Clean data
transform data into a more useful format
Combining two or more datasets to make information more complete
Removing outlines (data points that could skew the information)

Question 10

As a data analyst in the Analyze phase we would?

Answer 10

turn the data we have found into actionable information

Question 11

As a data analyst in the share phase

Answer 11

in this phase we. . . well share our findings

Question 12

As a data analyst in the act phase

Answer 12

this is when the data insights are put to work

Question 13

What are key analyst tools?

Answer 13

Spreadsheets,database and query languages, visualization tools.