Data Analysis Task

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A Data Analysis Task is an analysis task whose input is a dataset (to report constituent data patterns).



References

2014

  • (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/data_analysis Retrieved:2014-9-20.
    • Analysis of data is a process of inspecting, cleaning, 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.

       Data mining is a particular data analysis technique that focuses on modeling and knowledge discovery for predictive rather than purely descriptive purposes. Business intelligence covers data analysis that relies heavily on aggregation, focusing on business information. In statistical applications, some people divide data analysis into descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and confirmatory data analysis (CDA). EDA focuses on discovering new features in the data and CDA on confirming or falsifying existing hypotheses. Predictive analytics focuses on application of statistical or structural models for predictive forecasting or classification, while text analytics applies statistical, linguistic, and structural techniques to extract and classify information from textual sources, a species of unstructured data. All are varieties of data analysis.

       Data integration is a precursor to data analysis, and data analysis is closely linked to data visualization and data dissemination. The term data analysis is sometimes used as a synonym for data modeling.

2009

  • Master's Degree in Statistics at the University of Chicago. http://www.stat.uchicago.edu/admissions/ms-degree.html
    • Data Analysis: This is the core of the subject, teaching you the principles and methods for analyzing data and designing experiments. Provides a broad background for working as a statistician in industry or government.