Unit 9 - Data

Question 1

Citizen Science

Answer 1

scientific research conducted in whole or part by a 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

Question 3

Correlation

Answer 3

A relationship between two pieces of data, typically referring to the amount that one varies in relation 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 or keeping only certain rows in a table