Data Science and AI: Chapter 3 Quiz
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What is the purpose of unstructured/textual data?

  • To be processed by computers
  • To be stored in databases
  • To be processed by humans (correct)
  • To be visualized in graphs

Which type of data includes XML, HTML, and log files?

  • Structured data
  • Unstructured/textual data
  • Numeric data
  • Semi-structured data (correct)

What is the singular form of the word 'data'?

  • Dataes
  • Datas
  • Data
  • Datum (correct)

Which type of data is targeted for computers to process?

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What is the purpose of structured data?

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Which category of data includes facts and can be either numeric or nominal?

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What is the arithmetic mean of the given data set: {21,23,23,26,26,27,29,30,32}?

<p>26.33 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the measure of dispersion used to calculate how far each number in the set is from the mean?

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What does the standard deviation provide a measure of?

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Which measure of centrality tendency is considered as the number in the middle of a data set when arranged in ascending order?

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What is the measure of dispersion that calculates the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a data set?

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Which measure provides a measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable about its mean?

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What does the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) calculate?

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What type of plot is considered versatile and informative for visualizing quartiles and outliers?

<p>Box-and-Whiskers Plot (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of chart is used to represent the frequency of values in a data set?

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What does skewness measure in a probability distribution?

<p>Asymmetry about its mean (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When calculating variance, what does (xi−x‾)2 represent?

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What is used to visualize how data is distributed across quartiles and identify outliers?

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What type of data is targeted for humans to process/digest?

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What is the measure of dispersion used to calculate how far each number in the set is from the mean?

<p>Standard Deviation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does skewness measure in a probability distribution?

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What does the standard deviation provide a measure of?

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Which category of data includes facts and can be either numeric or nominal?

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What type of plot is considered versatile and informative for visualizing quartiles and outliers?

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What is the purpose of descriptive statistics?

<p>To characterize and interpret data as it is (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the range measure in a data set?

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What does the variance measure in a data set?

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What does the standard deviation provide a measure of?

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Which measure is considered as the number in the middle of a data set when arranged in ascending order?

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What type of chart is considered versatile and informative for visualizing quartiles and outliers?

<p>Box-and-Whiskers Plot (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does skewness measure in a probability distribution?

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What is used to visualize how data is distributed across quartiles and identify outliers?

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What type of chart represents the frequency of values in a data set?

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What is another name for the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)?

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Unstructured Data Purpose

Processed by humans.

Semi-structured Data Example

Includes XML, HTML, and log files.

Singular Form of Data

Datum.

Structured Data for

Processed by computers.

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Structured Data Content

Facts, numeric or nominal.

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Arithmetic Mean of {21,23,23,26,26,27,29,30,32}

26.33

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Measure of Dispersion - Variance

How far each number is from the mean.

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Standard Deviation Measures

Spread of numbers relative to the mean.

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Measure of Centrality - Median

Middle number in ascending order.

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Measure of Dispersion - Range

Max value minus min value in a set.

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Skewness Measures

Asymmetry about its mean in a probability distribution.

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Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)

Average absolute deviation from the mean.

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Box-and-Whiskers Plot Use

Visualize quartiles and outliers.

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Histogram Use

Represent frequency of values in a dataset.

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Skewness in Probability

Asymmetry around the mean.

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(xi−x‾)2 in Variance

Squared difference from the mean.

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Box-and-Whiskers Plot use

Visualize data quartiles and outliers

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Descriptive Statistics Purpose

Organize, summarize and interpret data as it is.

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Range measurement

Difference between maximum and minimum values

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Variance measurement

How far each number in a set is from the mean

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Standard Deviation measurement

Measure of the spread of numbers around the mean

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Median measurement

Middle number in a sorted dataset

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Box plot alternative

Box-and-Whiskers Plot

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Skewness in a distribution

Measure of asymmetry around the mean

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Box-and-Whiskers Plot - Outlier Visualization

Graphical tool to spot and visualize outliers

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Histogram - Data visualization

Bar graph showing frequency distribution

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Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) alternative name

Absolute Deviation

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