Data, Datasets and Metadata

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What is data?

A collection of facts.

What is a database?

A collection of data stored in a computer system

What is a data element?

<p>A piece of information in a dataset</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is administrative metadata?

<p>Metadata that indicates the technical source of a digital asset</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is descriptive metadata?

<p>Metadata that describes a piece of data and can be used to identify it</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is structural metadata?

<p>Metadata that indicates how a piece of data is organized</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Data analysis?

<p>The collection, transformation, and organization of data to draw conclusions</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the data analysis process?

<p>The six phases: ask, prepare, process, analyize, share, act</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Data

A collection of facts.

Dataset

A collection of data that can be manipulated or analyzed as one unit.

Database

A collection of data stored in a computer system.

Data element

A piece of information in a dataset.

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Metadata

Data about data.

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Administrative metadata

Metadata that indicates the technical source of a digital asset.

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Descriptive metadata

Metadata that describes a piece of data and can be used to identify it.

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Structural metadata

Metadata that indicates how a piece of data is organized.

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Data analysis

The collection, transformation, and organization of data to draw conclusions.

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Data analytics

The science of data

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Data analysis process

The six phases: ask, prepare, process, analyze, share, act.

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Data analyst

Someone who collects, transforms, and organizes data

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Study Notes

  • Data: A collection of facts.
  • Dataset: A collection of data that can be manipulated or analyzed as one unit.
  • Database: A collection of data stored in a computer system
  • Data element: A piece of information in a dataset
  • Metadata: Data about data.

Administrative Metadata

  • Indicates the technical source of a digital asset.

Descriptive Metadata

  • Describes a piece of data and identifies it.

Structural metadata

  • Indicates how a piece of data is organized.

Data Analysis

  • Transformation, collection, and organization of data used for drawing conclusions

Data Analytics

  • Science of data

Data Analysis Process

  • Includes 6 phases: ask, prepare, process, analyze, share, act.

Data Analyst

  • Someone who collects, transforms, and organizes data.

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