Understanding Data
CBSE · Class 11 · Informatics Practices
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Topics in Understanding Data
1. Introduction to Data
- Data is a collection of characters, numbers, and other symbols that represents values of some situations or variables.
- Data is plural; the singular form is datum.
- People use data to make decisions in daily life, business, government planning, banking, sports analysis, and many other fields.
2. Types of Data
- Data can broadly be classified into two categories based on format: structured and unstructured.
- Structured data is usually stored in tabular form with rows and columns.
- In structured data, each column represents an attribute, characteristic, or variable, and each row represents one observation.
3. Data Collection and Data Processing
- Data collection means identifying already available data or collecting it from appropriate sources.
- Data may already be stored in a register, a digital file, or may need to be collected for a new system.
- Data can be stored in a CSV file or in a database management system.
4. Measures of Central Tendency
- The three common measures of central tendency are mean, median, and mode.
- These measures help describe a typical or central value of the data.
- Mean gives the average of numeric values.
Key Concepts
Central concept: Data: collection, types, storage, processing, and statistical summarisation
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- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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