Unit 9 ✔️

Question 1

Citizen Science

Answer 1

scientific research conducted in whole or part by distributed individuals, many of whom may not be scientists, who contribute relevant data to research using their own computing devices.

Question 2

Cleaning Data

Answer 2

a process that makes the data uniform without changing its meaning (e.g., replacing all equivalent abbreviations, spellings, and capitalizations with the same word).

Question 3

Correlation

Answer 3

a relationship between two pieces of data, typically referring to the amount that one relates to the other.

Question 4

Crowdsourcing

Answer 4

the practice of obtaining input or information from a large number of people via the Internet.

Question 5

Information

Answer 5

the collection of facts and patterns extracted from data

Question 6

Data Bias

Answer 6

data that does not accurately reflect the full population or phenomenon being studied

Question 7

Data Filtering

Answer 7

choosing a smaller subset of a data set to use for analysis, for example by eliminating / keeping only certain rows in a table

Question 8

Metadata

Answer 8

a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.