Unit 9: Data Flashcards
1
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citizen science
A
scientific research conducted by people (not necessarily scientists) who contribute relevant data to research using their own computing devices
2
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cleaning data
A
process that makes data uniform without changing its meaning, such as replacing abbreviations and other spellings w/ the same word
3
Q
correlation
A
relationship btwn two pieces of data, typically referring to the amount that one varies in relation to the other
4
Q
crowdsourcing
A
practice of obtaining input/information from a large number of people via the Internet
5
Q
information
A
collection of facts and patterns extracted from data
6
Q
data bias
A
data that does not accurately reflect full population or phenomenon being studied
7
Q
data filtering
A
choosing smaller subset of data to use for analysis
