Week 1 - Introducing Data Analytics Flashcards

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Data

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A collection of facts

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Data analysis

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

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Data analyst

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

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4
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Data analytics

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The science of data.

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5
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Data-driven decision-making

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Using facts to guide business strategy.

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Data ecosystem

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

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Data science

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

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Dataset

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

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