Key terms
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Data analysisData analysis - is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, encompassing diverse techniques under a variety of names, in different business, science, and social science domains. | |
Descriptive statisticsDescriptive statistics (in the count noun sense) - is a summary statistic that quantitatively describes and summarizes features of a collection of information, while descriptive statistics are in the mass noun sense - is the process of using and analyzing those statistics. | |