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20 Basic Data Analytics Questions

1. What is data analytics?

Answer: The process of examining datasets to draw conclusions about the information they contain.

2. What are the main types of data analytics?

Answer: Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, and Prescriptive.

3. What is the difference between data and information?

Answer: Data: Raw facts and figures. Information: Processed data with context and meaning.

4. What is a dataset?

Answer: A structured collection of data, usually in tabular form.

5. What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

Answer: Qualitative: Descriptive (e.g., colors, names). Quantitative: Numeric (e.g., height, age).

6. What is data cleaning?

Answer: The process of fixing or removing incorrect, corrupted, or incomplete data.

7. What is a primary key in a database?

Answer: A unique identifier for each record in a table.

8. What is normalization in data?

Answer: Transforming data to a standard scale without distorting differences in ranges.

9. What is the mean, median, and mode?

Answer: Mean: Average. Median: Middle value. Mode: Most frequent value.

10. What is a null value?

Answer: A missing or undefined value in a dataset.

11. What are outliers?

Answer: Data points that differ significantly from other observations.


12. What is correlation?

Answer: A measure of the relationship between two variables.

13. What is a pivot table?

Answer: A tool in Excel and data tools to summarize and analyze data.

14. What is data visualization?

Answer: Using graphs or charts to represent data visually.

15. What tools are commonly used in data analytics?

Answer: Excel, SQL, Python, R, Tableau / Power BI.

16. What is SQL used for in analytics?

Answer: To retrieve, update, and manage data in relational databases.

17. What is data sampling?

Answer: Using a subset of data to analyze and draw conclusions about the whole dataset.

18. What is a histogram?

Answer: A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data.

19. What is a KPI (Key Performance Indicator)?

Answer: A measurable value that indicates how effectively a company is achieving key objectives.

20. What is the purpose of data analysis in business?

Answer: To support decision-making, identify trends, solve problems, and improve efficiency.

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