Week 1

Question 1

Data

Answer 1

A collection of facts

Question 2

Data analysis

Answer 2

The collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making

Question 3

Data analyst

Answer 3

Someone who collects, transforms, and organizes data in order to drive informed decision-making

Question 4

Data analytics

Answer 4

The science of data

Question 5

Data-driven decision-making

Answer 5

using facts to guide business strategy

Question 6

Data ecosystem

Answer 6

The various elements that interact with one another in order to produce, manage, store, organize, analyze, and share data

Question 7

Data science

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Dataset

Answer 8

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