Computer Science · Ch 7 — Understanding Data
Summary
Summary
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Data refer to unorganised facts that can be processed to generate meaningful result or information.
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Data can be structured or unstructured.
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Hard Disk, SSD, CD/DVD, Pen Drive, Memory Card, etc. are some of the commonly used storage devices.
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Data Processing cycle involves input and storage of data, its processing and generating output.
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Summarising data using statistical techniques aids in revealing data characteristics.
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Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Standard Deviation are some of the statistical techniques used for data summarisation.
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Mean is the average of given values.
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Median is the mid value when data are sorted in ascending/descending order.
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Mode is the data value that appears most number of times. …