Introduction to Data Science

Statistics

Statistics

________ is an area of applied mathematics concerned with data collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation.

analysis

Data refers to facts and statistics collected together for reference and ________, Thus, without statistics the data gathered would be useless.

Scientific methods

________ include programming, statistics and business.

statistical method

Sampling: It is a(n) ________ that deals with the selection of individual observations within a population.

Data Science

________ is the process of extracting knowledge and insights from data by using scientific methods.

statistical knowledge

It is performed in order to infer ________ about a population.

Discrete Data

________ also known as categorial data can hold finite number of possible values.

Population

It is a collection or set of individuals or objects or events whose properties are to be analyzed

Sample

It is a subset of the population

Sampling

It is a statistical method that deals with the selection of individual observations within a population

Continuous Data

It is data which can hold an infinite number of possible values

Nominal Data

It is data with no inherit order or ranking

Ordinal Data

It is data with an ordered series

Types of Data

Qualitative and Quantitative