Data Task Breakdown

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performed, its prerequistes, what software or tech stacks are involved, and in the industries how
they are done with examples

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Data Collection

Data Collection

Definition

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information from various sources to analyze
and make informed decisions. This data can be structured (e.g., databases, spreadsheets) or
unstructured (e.g., text, images, videos).

How It Is Performed

1. Identify Objectives – Define the purpose of data collection (e.g., customer behavior analysis, fraud
detection).
2. Choose Data Sources – Determine where the data will come from (e.g., surveys, APIs, web
scraping).
3. Select Collection Methods – Use manual or automated techniques like form submissions, IoT
sensors, web crawlers, etc.
4. Store the Data – Save collected data in databases, data lakes, or cloud storage.
5. Ensure Data Quality – Validate, clean, and preprocess the data to remove inconsistencies.

Prerequisites

Clear objectives for data usage

Knowledge of relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
Infrastructure for data storage and processing
Access to reliable data sources
Tools for automation and validation

Software & Tech Stacks Involved

Data Sources: APIs, IoT devices, databases, websites

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 Data Collection Tools:
Web Scraping: BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, Selenium
APIs: Postman, Requests (Python), FastAPI
Forms & Surveys: Google Forms, Typeform
IoT Data: MQTT, Apache Kafka, AWS IoT
Databases & Storage: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) Tools: Apache Nifi, Talend, Airbyte
Data Pipelines: Apache Kafka, Apache Airflow

How It’s Done in Industries (With Examples)

1. E-commerce (Amazon, Flipkart)

Data Source: Customer transactions, web logs, user reviews
Collection Method: APIs, clickstream data, web scraping
Use Case: Personalized product recommendations
2. Healthcare (Hospitals, Pharma Companies)
Data Source: Patient records, IoT sensors, clinical trials
Collection Method: IoT health monitors, Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Use Case: Predicting disease outbreaks, personalized treatment plans
3. Finance (Banks, Stock Markets)
Data Source: Transactions, stock prices, credit scores
Collection Method: APIs, financial market feeds (Bloomberg, Reuters)
Use Case: Fraud detection, risk assessment
4. Social Media & Digital Marketing (Facebook, Twitter, Google Ads)
Data Source: User interactions, ad impressions, hashtags
Collection Method: Social media APIs, tracking pixels
Use Case: Targeted advertising, sentiment analysis

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Data Mining

Data Mining

Definition

Data mining is the process of discovering patterns, trends, correlations, and useful insights from large
datasets using statistical, machine learning, and database techniques. It is widely used for decision-
making, predictive analytics, and business intelligence.

How It Is Performed

1. Define Business Goals – Identify what insights are needed (e.g., customer segmentation, fraud
detection).

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 2. Collect & Preprocess Data – Gather data from databases, clean it (handle missing values,
duplicates), and normalize it.
3. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) – Use statistical techniques and visualization (e.g., histograms,
scatter plots) to understand data distributions.
4. Apply Data Mining Techniques – Use machine learning, clustering, classification, and association
rule learning methods.
5. Evaluate & Interpret Results – Validate findings with accuracy metrics and domain knowledge.
6. Deploy & Integrate Insights – Use insights for decision-making, automation, or predictive
modeling.

Prerequisites

Clean and structured data

Knowledge of statistics and machine learning
Understanding of databases and data storage
Computing power (especially for large datasets)
Tools for visualization and pattern recognition

Software & Tech Stacks Involved

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Apache Cassandra

Data Processing: Pandas, NumPy, Apache Spark
Machine Learning & Statistical Analysis: Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, R
Data Mining Algorithms: Decision Trees, Clustering (K-Means, DBSCAN), Association Rules
(Apriori, FP-Growth)
Big Data Tools: Apache Hadoop, Google BigQuery
Visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Tableau, Power BI

How It’s Done in Industries (With Examples)

1. E-commerce (Amazon, eBay, Walmart)

Technique: Association Rule Mining (Apriori Algorithm)
Use Case: Market Basket Analysis – Recommending frequently bought-together items (e.g.,
“Customers who bought a laptop also bought a mouse”).
2. Healthcare (Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals)
Technique: Clustering & Classification (K-Means, Decision Trees)
Use Case: Disease Prediction – Mining patient records to identify patterns in symptoms and
predict diseases like diabetes.
3. Finance (Banks, Credit Agencies, Stock Market)
Technique: Anomaly Detection (Isolation Forest, KNN)
Use Case: Fraud Detection – Detecting unusual transaction patterns that indicate fraudulent
activity.
4. Social Media & Digital Marketing (Facebook, Instagram, Google Ads)
Technique: Sentiment Analysis (Natural Language Processing)
Use Case: Analyzing user comments to understand customer sentiment about brands and
products.
5. Manufacturing (Predictive Maintenance, Quality Control)
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 Technique: Time Series Analysis, Neural Networks
Use Case: Predicting machine failures by analyzing sensor data from IoT devices.

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Data Cleaning

Data Cleaning

Definition

Data cleaning (or data cleansing) is the process of identifying and correcting errors, inconsistencies, and
inaccuracies in a dataset to improve its quality and reliability. It ensures that data is complete, accurate,
and ready for analysis.

How It Is Performed

1. Remove Duplicate Data – Identifying and eliminating repeated records.

2. Handle Missing Values – Filling missing data using imputation methods (mean, median, mode) or
removing incomplete records.
3. Correct Inconsistent Data – Standardizing formats (e.g., date formats, capitalization, currency
units).
4. Fix Incorrect Data – Identifying outliers, spelling errors, or incorrect entries using validation rules.
5. Remove Irrelevant Data – Dropping columns or records that do not contribute to analysis.
6. Normalize Data – Standardizing numerical values to bring them within a similar scale (e.g., Min-
Max Scaling, Z-score normalization).
7. Validate & Verify – Running quality checks to ensure correctness and consistency.

Prerequisites

Understanding of the dataset and domain knowledge

Tools for handling missing, incorrect, or inconsistent data
Knowledge of data quality metrics
Data storage solutions to handle raw and cleaned data

Software & Tech Stacks Involved

Data Processing: Pandas, NumPy (Python), dplyr (R)

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
ETL Tools: Apache Nifi, Talend, Airbyte
Big Data Processing: Apache Spark, Databricks
Machine Learning for Cleaning: Scikit-learn (for handling missing values, outlier detection)
Data Profiling & Cleaning Tools: OpenRefine, Trifacta, Microsoft Power Query
Validation & Quality Checks: Great Expectations, DataCleaner

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How It’s Done in Industries (With Examples)

1. E-commerce (Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify)

Issue: Duplicate customer records and inconsistent product descriptions.
Solution: Deduplication, standardizing product details, and correcting inconsistent pricing.
2. Healthcare (Hospitals, Clinical Research)
Issue: Missing patient records and inconsistent medical test units.
Solution: Imputing missing values, converting medical units to standard formats.
3. Finance (Banking, Credit Scoring, Insurance)
Issue: Incorrect transaction details and missing customer information.
Solution: Validating transactions using business rules and filling in missing demographics.
4. Marketing & Customer Data (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, CRM systems)
Issue: Inconsistent email formats, phone number errors.
Solution: Regex-based validation, duplicate removal, and standardizing country codes.
5. IoT & Sensor Data (Smart Devices, Industrial Monitoring)
Issue: Outliers and noise in sensor readings.
Solution: Applying smoothing techniques, filtering erroneous sensor data.

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EDA

Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)

Definition

Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) is the process of analyzing and visualizing a dataset to summarize its
main characteristics, detect patterns, spot anomalies, and understand relationships between variables.
It is a crucial step before applying machine learning models.

How It Is Performed

1. Understand the Dataset

Load the dataset and check its structure (rows, columns, data types).
Identify categorical and numerical variables.
2. Handle Missing Data
Check for missing values and decide whether to remove or impute them.
3. Check for Duplicates & Outliers
Remove duplicate rows.
Identify outliers using boxplots or statistical methods (Z-score, IQR).
4. Summary Statistics
Use descriptive statistics (mean, median, standard deviation, percentiles) to get insights into
the data.

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 5. Visualize Data Distributions
Histograms, boxplots, and density plots to understand the spread of data.
6. Analyze Relationships Between Variables
Correlation matrix (heatmaps) for numerical variables.
Pair plots and scatter plots to observe trends.
7. Categorical Data Analysis
Bar charts and count plots for frequency distribution.
Crosstabs and chi-square tests for relationships.
8. Feature Engineering (if needed)
Creating new meaningful features.
Encoding categorical variables (One-Hot Encoding, Label Encoding).

Prerequisites

A structured dataset (cleaned and preprocessed).

Understanding of basic statistics.
Knowledge of data visualization techniques.
Tools for numerical and graphical analysis.

Software & Tech Stacks Involved

Programming Languages: Python, R

Python Libraries:
Data Handling: Pandas, NumPy
Visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly
Statistical Analysis: SciPy, Statsmodels
R Packages: ggplot2, dplyr, tidyr
Big Data Tools: Apache Spark (for large datasets)
Interactive Dashboards: Tableau, Power BI

How It’s Done in Industries (With Examples)

1. E-commerce (Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify)

Goal: Identify customer purchase patterns.
EDA Techniques:
Histogram of purchase amounts.
Correlation between product categories and customer demographics.
2. Healthcare (Hospitals, Pharma Companies)
Goal: Analyze patient data to detect risk factors for diseases.
EDA Techniques:
Boxplots for age distribution in patients with a disease.
Correlation matrix between different health indicators.
3. Finance (Banks, Stock Market, Credit Scoring)
Goal: Detect fraud in transactions.
EDA Techniques:

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 Scatter plots of transaction amounts vs. frequency.
Boxplots to detect outliers in spending behavior.
4. Marketing & Customer Analytics (Google Ads, Social Media Analytics)
Goal: Understand customer engagement.
EDA Techniques:
Bar charts for engagement across different ad campaigns.
Heatmaps showing correlations between engagement and spending.
5. Manufacturing (Predictive Maintenance, Quality Control)
Goal: Detect faulty products.
EDA Techniques:
Histogram of defect counts.
Time-series plots to identify trends in failures.

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Data Analysis

Data Analysis

Definition

Data analysis is the process of examining, transforming, and modeling data to extract meaningful
insights, identify patterns, and support decision-making. It involves statistical, mathematical, and
computational techniques to interpret and communicate data-driven findings.

How It Is Performed

1. Define the Objective

Understand the problem statement (e.g., increasing sales, reducing churn, detecting fraud).
2. Collect and Clean Data
Gather data from multiple sources and perform data cleaning (handling missing values,
removing duplicates).
3. Perform Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Identify trends, relationships, and anomalies using summary statistics and visualizations.
4. Apply Statistical or Machine Learning Techniques
Descriptive Analysis (summarizing data using means, medians, standard deviations).
Inferential Analysis (hypothesis testing, regression models).
Predictive Analysis (machine learning models like regression, classification).
5. Data Visualization
Use graphs and dashboards to present findings clearly.
6. Draw Insights & Make Decisions
Interpret results and provide actionable recommendations.

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Prerequisites

Well-defined problem statement.

Clean and structured data.
Knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning.
Understanding of domain-specific business logic.
Tools for data processing and visualization.

Software & Tech Stacks Involved

Programming Languages: Python, R, SQL

Python Libraries:
Data Processing: Pandas, NumPy
Statistical Analysis: SciPy, Statsmodels
Machine Learning: Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch
Visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly
R Packages: dplyr, ggplot2, tidyr
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Business Intelligence (BI) Tools: Tableau, Power BI, Looker
Big Data & Cloud: Apache Spark, Google BigQuery, AWS Redshift

How It’s Done in Industries (With Examples)

1. E-commerce (Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify)

Use Case: Analyzing customer behavior to improve sales.
Techniques:
Customer segmentation using clustering.
Sales trend analysis using time series forecasting.
2. Healthcare (Hospitals, Pharma Companies)
Use Case: Identifying risk factors for diseases.
Techniques:
Logistic regression to predict disease occurrence.
Analyzing patient data to detect early warning signs.
3. Finance (Banks, Stock Market, Credit Scoring)
Use Case: Fraud detection and risk assessment.
Techniques:
Anomaly detection using machine learning models.
Credit risk scoring with logistic regression.
4. Marketing & Customer Analytics (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, CRM Systems)
Use Case: Optimizing advertising campaigns.
Techniques:
A/B testing to measure ad effectiveness.
Sentiment analysis on social media data.
5. Manufacturing (Predictive Maintenance, Quality Control)
Use Case: Reducing machine downtime.
Techniques:

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 Time series analysis on machine sensor data.
Predictive modeling for equipment failures.

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Data Analytics

Data Analytics

Definition

Data Analytics is the process of examining datasets to extract insights, identify trends, and support
decision-making. It involves collecting, cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data to help businesses
optimize operations and improve strategies.

How It Is Performed

1. Define Business Goals

Understand the purpose (e.g., improve sales, reduce churn, detect fraud).
2. Collect and Clean Data
Gather data from databases, APIs, IoT devices, or surveys.
Perform data cleaning (handle missing values, remove duplicates, standardize formats).
3. Perform Data Analysis
Descriptive Analytics – Summarizing past trends.
Diagnostic Analytics – Identifying reasons behind trends.
Predictive Analytics – Forecasting future trends using ML models.
Prescriptive Analytics – Providing recommendations based on insights.
4. Use Statistical & Machine Learning Models
Hypothesis testing, regression analysis, clustering, classification.
5. Visualize and Communicate Insights
Create reports, dashboards, and data visualizations.
6. Implement Insights into Decision-Making
Business teams use findings to improve operations and customer experience.

Prerequisites

Clean and structured data.

Knowledge of statistical methods and machine learning.
Understanding of domain-specific business needs.
Tools for data storage, processing, and visualization.

Software & Tech Stacks Involved

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 Programming Languages: Python, R, SQL
Data Processing: Pandas, NumPy, Apache Spark
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Google BigQuery
Machine Learning & AI: Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch
Data Visualization & BI Tools: Tableau, Power BI, Google Data Studio
Cloud Platforms: AWS (Redshift, S3), Google Cloud (BigQuery), Azure Data Services

How It’s Done in Industries (With Examples)

1. E-commerce (Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify)

Use Case: Customer behavior analysis for personalized recommendations.
Techniques:
Analyzing purchase history with predictive modeling.
Building recommendation engines using collaborative filtering.
2. Healthcare (Hospitals, Pharma Companies)
Use Case: Predicting disease outbreaks.
Techniques:
Analyzing patient data trends.
Machine learning models for early disease detection.
3. Finance (Banks, Stock Market, Credit Scoring)
Use Case: Fraud detection and credit risk assessment.
Techniques:
Anomaly detection using machine learning.
Predictive analytics for loan default risk.
4. Marketing & Customer Analytics (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, CRM Systems)
Use Case: Optimizing digital ad campaigns.
Techniques:
A/B testing on marketing strategies.
Sentiment analysis on social media.
5. Manufacturing (Predictive Maintenance, Quality Control)
Use Case: Preventing machine failures.
Techniques:
IoT sensor data analytics for early maintenance alerts.
Time series forecasting for predicting failures.

Difference Between Data Analytics & Data Analysis

Feature Data Analysis Data Analytics

Focuses on inspecting, cleaning, and Includes analysis but also focuses on decision-making
Scope
interpreting data and future predictions

Techniques Statistical methods, visualization Machine learning, business intelligence, forecasting

Optimizing business performance with actionable
Use Case Understanding past trends
insights

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 Data Visualization

Data Visualization

Definition

Data visualization is the graphical representation of information and data using charts, graphs, and
maps to help identify patterns, trends, and outliers. It makes complex data more understandable and
aids in decision-making.

How It Is Performed

1. Understand the Data & Objectives

Define the key insights that need to be visualized (e.g., sales trends, customer demographics).
2. Prepare & Clean Data
Remove missing values, standardize formats, and ensure data consistency.
3. Choose the Right Visualization Type
Bar Charts – Compare categorical data.
Line Graphs – Show trends over time.
Pie Charts – Display proportions.
Scatter Plots – Show relationships between variables.
Heatmaps – Visualize correlations.
4. Use Data Visualization Tools
Apply libraries or BI tools to generate visual reports.
5. Interpret & Share Insights
Use dashboards, reports, or presentations for data-driven decision-making.

Prerequisites

Structured and clean data.

Understanding of statistics and data relationships.
Knowledge of visualization best practices (avoiding clutter, choosing correct colors, etc.).
Tools for data processing and visualization.

Software & Tech Stacks Involved

Programming Languages: Python, R

Python Libraries:
Matplotlib, Seaborn – Basic charts and statistical plots.
Plotly, Bokeh – Interactive visualizations.
Dash, Streamlit – Web-based data visualization apps.
R Packages: ggplot2, plotly
BI & Dashboarding Tools: Tableau, Power BI, Google Data Studio, Looker

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 Big Data Visualization: Apache Superset, Grafana

How It’s Done in Industries (With Examples)

1. E-commerce (Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify)

Use Case: Analyzing customer purchase trends.
Visualization: Line graphs for sales over time, bar charts for product popularity.
2. Healthcare (Hospitals, Pharma Companies)
Use Case: Tracking disease outbreaks.
Visualization: Heatmaps for patient distributions, time-series graphs for cases over time.
3. Finance (Banks, Stock Market, Credit Scoring)
Use Case: Detecting fraudulent transactions.
Visualization: Scatter plots for transaction anomalies, dashboards for risk analysis.
4. Marketing & Customer Analytics (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, CRM Systems)
Use Case: Measuring ad campaign performance.
Visualization: Funnel charts for conversion tracking, pie charts for customer demographics.
5. Manufacturing (Predictive Maintenance, Quality Control)
Use Case: Monitoring machine performance.
Visualization: Time-series plots for sensor data, bar charts for defect counts.

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