Data Science Basics
What is the process of extracting knowledge and insights from data called?
What is data science?
This is the brain of the computer, responsible for processing data.
What is the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?
How can data science be applied to analyze user engagement on Social Media (Instagram, TikTok)?
What is by analyzing patterns in likes, comments, and shares to understand user preferences?
This measure of central tendency is calculated by adding all the numbers in a data set and then dividing by the count of those numbers.
What is the mean?
What is the term for the process of storing, managing, and analyzing large volumes of data?
What is big data?
What is the first step in the data science process, where data is collected and prepared for analysis?
What is data collection or data preprocessing?
Name two programming languages commonly used in data science and analytics.
R
Python
C
C++
MATLAB
SQL
JAVA
How can data science help social media platforms like TikTok combat misinformation and fake news?
What is by developing algorithms to detect and flag false information or suspicious content?
What statistical term measures how spread out the values in a dataset are?
What is standard deviation?
What type of data refers to information that is placed in groups?
What is categorical data?
In data science, what do we call a predictive model that is trained on historical data to make future predictions?
What is a machine learning model?
What is a cloud based version of Microsoft Excel?
Google Sheets
What role does data science play in climate science?
What is analyzing climate data to understand patterns, predict weather, or study climate change?
What branch of mathematics is fundamental to understanding and analyzing data in data science?
What is statistics?
What type of event brings together individuals to engage in collaborative computer programming, often focusing on data science challenges?
What is a Datathon/Hackathon?
In data science, what term refers to the process of visually exploring and understanding data to uncover insights?
What is data visualization?
What type of software is freely available and used for collaboration and data analysis?
What are open source tools?
What is a potential ethical concern associated with the use of data science in social media?
What is invasion of privacy or misuse of personal data?
This type of graph displays data that changes over intervals of time.
What is a line graph?
What is the term for the technique of teaching machines to mimic human cognition, such as learning and problem-solving?
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
How does domain knowledge contribute to effective data analysis in data science?
What is by providing context and understanding of the subject matter, which aids in interpreting and making meaningful conclusions from the data?
What is the purpose of Jupyter Notebooks or Google Collab in data analysis and exploration?
Jupyter Notebooks/Google Collab provide an interactive environment for coding, visualization, and documentation.
How do social media platforms like TikTok use data science to recommend content to users?
What is by analyzing user interactions and preferences to personalize recommendations?
For a line with equation y = 2x - 3, if point (4, y) lies on the line, what is the value of y?
What is 5? (Explanation: Plug x = 4 into the equation to get y = 2(4) - 3 = 5)
In machine learning, what term describes the process of teaching a model to make predictions based on labeled data?
What is training?