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Chapter 1
Organizing and Visualizing Data
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Mathematics
Graduate
09/19/2012

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Term
DCOVA
Definition
Define
Collect
Organize
Visualize
Analyze
Term
Define
Definition
Define the variables that you want to study in order to solve a business problem or meet a business objective
Term
Collect
Definition
Collect the data from appropriate sources
Term
Organize
Definition
Organize the data collected by developing tables
Term
Visualize
Definition
Visualize the data by developing charts
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Analyze
Definition
Analyze the data by examining the appropriate tables and charts to reach conclusions
Term
Categorical Data
Definition
aka Qualitative Variables: have values that can only be placed into categories such as yes or no
-Classify observations
Term
Numerical Data
Definition
aka Quantitative Variables: have values that represent quantities
-Continuous --> have larger number of values
*Further divided into discrete or continuous variables*
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