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Data Glossary: Essential Terms and Definitions in Data Analysis

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30 min readNov 13, 2023

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A/B testing: A way to compare two versions of something to find out which version performs better

Absolute values: (Refer to observed values)

Accuracy: Refers to the proportion of data points that were correctly categorized

Action: A Tableau tool to help an audience interact with a visualization or dashboard by allowing control of selection

Active listening: Refers to allowing team members, bosses, and other collaborative stakeholders to share their own points of view before offering responses

AdaBoost: (Refer to adaptive boosting)

Adaptive boosting: A boosting methodology where each consecutive base learner assigns greater weight to the observations incorrectly predicted by the preceding learner Addition rule (for mutually exclusive events): The concept that if the events A and B are mutually exclusive, then the probability of A or B happening is the sum of the probabilities of A and B

Adjusted R²: A variation of R² that accounts for having multiple independent variables present in a linear regression model

Affinity: The metric used to calculate the distance between points/clusters

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