Data Analytics Fundamentals
Data Analytics Fundamentals
Data Analytics
Data Analytics Fundamentals
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What is Data Analytics ?
Data Analyst
The Building Blocks of Analysis
Business Technical
Perspective Perspective
Business Perspective
In a retail business, raw data could be the daily sales figures
recorded at each store. From a business perspective, this data
becomes more valuable when organized and analyzed to reveal
trends, such as which products are selling well or in which locations.
Technical Perspective
From a technical standpoint, the same sales data might be stored in
a database, with each transaction recorded in structured tables. The
technical perspective involves considerations such as data storage,
database design, and data processing methods.
Data, Information, Knowledge, Action
Business Perspective
Technical Perspective Business Perspective
Departmental Performance:
Analyze the average performance ratings within each department to understand departmental performance trends.
Continuous Data:
Example: The height of a person. It can be any value within a range, like 5.6 feet, 5.62 feet, 5.625 feet, and so on, indicating
that it can take an infinite number of values within that range.
Interval Data:
Example: Temperature measured in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The difference between 20°C and 30°C is the same as the
difference between 30°C and 40°C, but 0°C doesn't mean the absence of temperature - it's just an arbitrary point on the
scale.
Ratio Data:
Example: Income. If someone earns $0, it means they have no income. The ratio of $20,000 to $10,000 is the same as the
ratio of $40,000 to $20,000, indicating a true zero point where the absence of income is represented by zero.
Qualitative Data
Nominal Data:
Definition: Nominal data is categorical data without any inherent order or ranking among the categories.
Example: Colors of cars (e.g., red, blue, green). The colors themselves have no inherent order or ranking.
Ordinal Data:
Definition: Ordinal data is categorical data with a meaningful order or ranking among the categories, but the intervals
between them are not uniform or meaningful.
Example: Education levels (e.g., high school, college, graduate school). While there is an order (graduate school is a
higher level than college), the difference between high school and college might not be the same as the difference
between college and graduate school.
Practice
Discrete: "Years with the Company" with values like 1, 2, 3 years. Discrete data consists of distinct, separate
values.
Interval: "Satisfaction Score" on a scale of 1 to 100. Interval data has consistent intervals between the
values, but there is no true zero point.
Ratio: "Monthly Salary" with different salary values. Ratio data has a true zero point, and ratios between
values are meaningful.
Nominal: "Department" with different department names (e.g., Sales, Marketing, HR, IT). Nominal data
consists of categories without inherent order.
Ordinal: "Performance Rating" with ratings on a scale from 1 to 5. Ordinal data has a meaningful order, but
the intervals between values may not be uniform.
Structural Types
Tradition
Intuition
Using the relevant data available
Decision Making Level
Strategic
Tactical
Operational
Decision Making Process
Strategic
FISH SHOP
NETFLIX
Tactical
Operational
Hurricane Frances Example
Strategic
Tactical
Operational
How does a bank assess the
riskiness of the loan.
Velocity
Big Data
Variety
Volume
Volume
Big Data
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