10  Glossary

Analytical Skills

Qualities and characteristics associated with using facts to solve problems.

Analytical Thinking

The process of identifying and defining a problem, then solving it by using data in an organized, step-by-step manner.

Context

The condition in which something exists or happens.

Data

A collection of facts.

Data Analysis

The collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making.

Data Analyst

Someone who collects, transforms, and organizes data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making.

Data Analytics

The science of data.

Data Design

How information is organized.

Data-Driven Decision-Making

Using facts to guide business strategy.

Data Ecosystem

The various elements that interact with one another in order to produce, manage, store, organize, analyze, and share data.

Data Science

A field of study that uses raw data to create new ways of modeling and understanding the unknown.

Data Strategy

The management of the people, processes, and tools used in data analysis.

Data Visualization

The graphical representation of data.

Dataset

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

Gap Analysis

A method for examining and evaluating the current state of a process in order to identify opportunities for improvement in the future.

Root Cause

The reason why a problem occurs.

Technical Mindset

The ability to break things down into smaller steps or pieces and work with them in an orderly and logical way.

Visualization

(Refer to Data Visualization)