1. What is the most common statistical programming language used for data analysis?

ANSWER: R
1. What is the process of cleaning and organizing raw data for analysis called? ANSWER: Data
preprocessing
1. What is the process of organizing and storing data in a structured format? ANSWER: Data modeling
10. What is the primary language for web scraping? ANSWER: Python
10. What is the statistical measure used to measure the strength and direction of the relationship between
two variables? ANSWER: Correlation coefficient
10. What is the term for a predictive modeling technique that uses multiple independent variables to
predict an outcome? ANSWER: Multiple regression
11. What is the process of transforming data into a structured format suitable for analysis and reporting?
ANSWER: Data transformation
11. What is the purpose of a decision tree? ANSWER: Predict outcomes
11. What is the term for a method used to summarize categorical data using counts or percentages?
ANSWER: Frequency distribution
12. What does "BI" stand for in the context of data analytics? ANSWER: Business Intelligence
12. What is the process of transforming categorical variables into a numerical format for analysis?
ANSWER: Encoding
12. What is the statistical measure used to measure the strength and direction of the relationship between
two variables? ANSWER: Correlation coefficient
13. What is the role of a data steward? ANSWER: Data governance
13. What is the statistical measure used to identify the most frequent value in a dataset? ANSWER:
Mode
13. What is the term for a graphical representation of the relationship between two variables? ANSWER:
Scatter plot
14. What does "ETL" stand for in data management? ANSWER: Extract, Transform, Load
14. What is the process of identifying and removing duplicate records from a dataset? ANSWER: Data
deduplication
14. What is the term for a statistical technique used to reduce the number of variables in a dataset while
preserving its underlying structure? ANSWER: Dimensionality reduction
15. What is the primary language used in Excel for formulas? ANSWER: Excel formula language
15. What is the process of identifying and treating missing or incomplete data in a dataset? ANSWER:
Data imputation
15. What is the term for the set of rules or guidelines governing the collection, storage, and use of data
within an organization? ANSWER: Data governance
16. What does "API" stand for in the context of web development? ANSWER: Application
Programming Interface
16. What is the statistical measure used to identify the variability of a dataset relative to its mean?
ANSWER: Coefficient of variation
16. What is the term for a type of data that is collected continuously over time? ANSWER: Time series
data
17. What is the process of exploring and analyzing large datasets to uncover hidden patterns, trends, and
insights? ANSWER: Data mining
17. What is the purpose of clustering in data analysis? ANSWER: Group similar data
17. What is the term for a type of data that is collected at a single point in time? ANSWER:
Crosssectional data
18. What is the primary language for machine learning algorithms? ANSWER: Python
18. What is the process of transforming numerical variables into categories or ranges? ANSWER:
Binning
18. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on understanding the underlying structure of a
dataset? ANSWER: Exploratory data analysis
19. What is the role of a data architect? ANSWER: Design data systems
19. What is the statistical measure used to identify the distribution of values in a dataset? ANSWER:
Histogram
19. What is the statistical measure used to measure the spread of values in a dataset? ANSWER: Range
2. What is the statistical measure used to measure the spread of values in a dataset? ANSWER: Variance
2. What is the term for a statistical measure that describes the dispersion or spread of a dataset?
ANSWER: Variance
2. What type of analytics analyzes past data to provide insights? ANSWER: Descriptive analytics
20. What is the main goal of data validation? ANSWER: Ensure accuracy
20. What is the term for a method used to summarize categorical data using counts or percentages?
ANSWER: Frequency distribution
20. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in text
data? ANSWER: Text mining
21. What is the primary language for data visualization? ANSWER: Python or R
21. What is the process of identifying and removing outliers from a dataset? ANSWER: Outlier
detection
21. What is the process of transforming categorical variables into a numerical format for analysis?
ANSWER: Encoding
22. What does "EDA" stand for in data analysis? ANSWER: Exploratory Data Analysis
22. What is the statistical measure used to identify the most frequent value in a dataset? ANSWER:
Mode
22. What is the statistical measure used to quantify the relationship between two categorical variables?
ANSWER: Chisquare test
23. What is the main goal of predictive analytics? ANSWER: Forecast future
23. What is the term for a statistical technique used to identify and analyze the underlying structure of a
dataset? ANSWER: Cluster analysis
23. What is the term for a statistical technique used to reduce the number of variables in a dataset while
preserving its underlying structure? ANSWER: Dimensionality reduction
24. What does "BI" stand for in business? ANSWER: Business Intelligence
24. What is the process of identifying and treating missing or incomplete data in a dataset? ANSWER:
Data imputation
24. What is the process of transforming nonlinear relationships between variables into linear
relationships? ANSWER: Data transformation
25. What is the purpose of a pivot table? ANSWER: Summarize data
25. What is the statistical measure used to identify the difference between the highest and lowest values in
a dataset? ANSWER: Range
25. What is the statistical measure used to identify the variability of a dataset relative to its mean?
ANSWER: Coefficient of variation
26. What is the main goal of data profiling? ANSWER: Understand data
26. What is the term for a statistical technique used to identify and analyze the relationship between two
or more variables? ANSWER: Regression analysis
26. What is the term for a type of data that is collected at a single point in time? ANSWER:
Crosssectional data
27. What does "API" stand for in software development? ANSWER: Application Programming
Interface
27. What is the process of identifying and correcting errors in a dataset? ANSWER: Data cleaning
27. What is the process of transforming numerical variables into categories or ranges? ANSWER:
Binning
28. What is the role of data governance? ANSWER: Ensure data quality
28. What is the statistical measure used to identify the central tendency of a dataset in the presence of
outliers? ANSWER: Median
28. What is the statistical measure used to identify the distribution of values in a dataset? ANSWER:
Histogram
29. What is the primary language for data manipulation in databases? ANSWER: SQL
29. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in text
data? ANSWER: Text mining
29. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in
spatial data? ANSWER: Spatial analysis
3. What is the statistical measure used to quantify the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values?
ANSWER: Standard deviation
3. What is the term for a predictive modeling technique that uses multiple independent variables to predict
an outcome? ANSWER: Multiple regression
3. What is the term for the process that involves extraction, transformation, and loading of data?
ANSWER: ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
30. What is the process of identifying and removing outliers from a dataset? ANSWER: Outlier
detection
30. What is the process of transforming skewed data into a more symmetrical distribution? ANSWER:
Data normalization
30. What is the purpose of data augmentation in machine learning? ANSWER: Increase data
31. What does "BI" stand for in analytics? ANSWER: Business Intelligence
31. What is the statistical measure used to identify the relationship between two continuous variables
when one is continuous and the other is categorical? ANSWER: Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
31. What is the statistical measure used to quantify the relationship between two categorical variables?
ANSWER: Chisquare test
32. What is the primary language for data analysis in Excel? ANSWER: Excel formula language
32. What is the term for a statistical technique used to identify and analyze the underlying structure of a
dataset? ANSWER: Cluster analysis
32. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in
sequential data? ANSWER: Time series analysis
33. What is the process of identifying and analyzing the relationship between two or more variables?
ANSWER: Data analysis
33. What is the process of transforming nonlinear relationships between variables into linear
relationships? ANSWER: Data transformation
33. What is the purpose of data replication in databases? ANSWER: Ensure redundancy
34. What does "KPI" stand for in business analytics? ANSWER: Key Performance Indicator
34. What is the statistical measure used to identify the difference between the highest and lowest values in
a dataset? ANSWER: Range
34. What is the statistical measure used to identify the difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles of
a dataset? ANSWER: Interquartile range (IQR)
35. What is the primary language for data visualization in Python? ANSWER: Matplotlib or Seaborn
35. What is the term for a statistical technique used to identify and analyze the relationship between two
or more variables? ANSWER: Regression analysis
35. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in
network data? ANSWER: Network analysis
36. What does "OLAP" stand for in databases? ANSWER: Online Analytical Processing
36. What is the process of identifying and correcting errors in a dataset? ANSWER: Data cleaning
36. What is the process of transforming nonnormal data into a normal distribution? ANSWER: Data
transformation
37. What is the purpose of data mining in analytics? ANSWER: Discover insights
37. What is the statistical measure used to identify the central tendency of a dataset in the presence of
outliers? ANSWER: Median
37. What is the statistical measure used to identify the strength and direction of the relationship between
two continuous variables? ANSWER: Pearson correlation coefficient
38. What is the main goal of data governance? ANSWER: Ensure data quality
38. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in
spatial data? ANSWER: Spatial analysis
38. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in
transactional data? ANSWER: Transactional analysis
39. What is the primary language for data manipulation in R? ANSWER: R
39. What is the process of identifying and analyzing the relationship between two or more variables using
graphical and numerical techniques? ANSWER: Exploratory data analysis
39. What is the process of transforming skewed data into a more symmetrical distribution? ANSWER:
Data normalization
4. What is the primary objective of data visualization? ANSWER: Insight
4. What is the process of exploring and analyzing large datasets to uncover hidden patterns, trends, and
insights? ANSWER: Data mining
4. What is the purpose of data normalization? ANSWER: Remove redundancies
40. What is the purpose of data exploration in analytics? ANSWER: Discover patterns
40. What is the statistical measure used to identify the strength and direction of the relationship between
two ordinal variables? ANSWER: Spearman correlation coefficient
40. What is the statistical measure used to quantify the relationship between two variables when one is
continuous and the other is categorical? ANSWER: Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
41. What does "ETL" stand for in data management? ANSWER: Extract, Transform, Load
41. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in
sequential data? ANSWER: Time series analysis
41. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in social
media data? ANSWER: Social media analysis
42. What is the main goal of data validation? ANSWER: Ensure accuracy
42. What is the process of identifying and analyzing the relationship between two or more variables?
ANSWER: Data analysis
42. What is the process of organizing and storing data in a structured format? ANSWER: Data modeling
43. What does "API" stand for in software development? ANSWER: Application Programming
Interface
43. What is the statistical measure used to identify the difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles of
a dataset? ANSWER: Interquartile range (IQR)
43. What is the statistical measure used to measure the spread of values in a dataset? ANSWER:
Variance
44. What is the role of data steward? ANSWER: Data governance
44. What is the term for a predictive modeling technique that uses multiple independent variables to
predict an outcome? ANSWER: Multiple regression
44. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in
network data? ANSWER: Network analysis
45. What is the primary language for data visualization in Python? ANSWER: Matplotlib or Seaborn
45. What is the process of exploring and analyzing large datasets to uncover hidden patterns, trends, and
insights? ANSWER: Data mining
45. What is the process of transforming nonnormal data into a normal distribution? ANSWER: Data
transformation
46. What does "BI" stand for in analytics? ANSWER: Business Intelligence
46. What is the statistical measure used to identify the strength and direction of the relationship between
two continuous variables? ANSWER: Pearson correlation coefficient
46. What is the term for a graphical representation of the relationship between two variables? ANSWER:
Scatter plot
47. What is the process of identifying and removing duplicate records from a dataset? ANSWER: Data
deduplication
47. What is the purpose of data mining in analytics? ANSWER: Discover insights
47. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in
transactional data? ANSWER: Transactional analysis
48. What is the main goal of data governance? ANSWER: Ensure data quality
48. What is the process of identifying and analyzing the relationship between two or more variables using
graphical and numerical techniques? ANSWER: Exploratory data analysis
48. What is the term for the set of rules or guidelines governing the collection, storage, and use of data
within an organization? ANSWER: Data governance
49. What is the primary language for data manipulation in R? ANSWER: R
49. What is the statistical measure used to identify the strength and direction of the relationship between
two ordinal variables? ANSWER: Spearman correlation coefficient
49. What is the term for a type of data that is collected continuously over time? ANSWER: Time series
data
5. What is the primary language for querying databases? ANSWER: SQL
5. What is the process of turning data into insights through the use of statistical and analytical techniques?
ANSWER: Data analysis
5. What is the term for a graphical representation of the relationship between two variables? ANSWER:
Scatter plot
50. What is the process of transforming data into a structured format suitable for analysis and reporting?
ANSWER: Data transformation
50. What is the purpose of data exploration in analytics? ANSWER: Discover patterns
50. What is the term for a type of data analysis that focuses on identifying and analyzing patterns in social
media data? ANSWER: Social media analysis
6. What is the process of identifying and removing duplicate records from a dataset? ANSWER: Data
deduplication
6. What is the statistical measure used to describe the shape of a distribution? ANSWER: Skewness
6. What type of data analysis explores relationships between variables? ANSWER: Exploratory data
analysis
7. What does OLAP stand for? ANSWER: Online Analytical Processing
7. What is the statistical measure used to identify the central tendency of a dataset? ANSWER: Mean
7. What is the term for the set of rules or guidelines governing the collection, storage, and use of data
within an organization? ANSWER: Data governance
8. What is the main goal of data mining? ANSWER: Discover patterns
8. What is the term for a type of data that is collected continuously over time? ANSWER: Time series
data
8. What is the term for data that is collected or recorded at the source of origin? ANSWER: Raw data
9. What does API stand for in the context of data integration? ANSWER: Application Programming
Interface
9. What is the process of summarizing data using a set of descriptive statistics? ANSWER: Data
summarization
9. What is the process of transforming data into a structured format suitable for analysis and reporting?
ANSWER: Data transformation