Understanding Data Types

structured data is managed using

• Spreadsheets
• Text files
• CSV files
• structured query language

an example of unstructured data program

• Image processing application
• Spreadsheet software
• opentext

• Database management system

data that can be measured

• continuous data

• Qualitative data
• Categorical data
• Descriptive data

What is semi-structured data?

• Data that is not in a fixed format but has some structure

• Data organized in rows and columns

• Information that is not organized according to a set data model

• Non-numerical information that describes concepts and ideas

quantitative data is also known as

• qualitative data
• textual data
• numeric data
• categorical data

structured data is stored in

• data warehouses

• data online storage

• data download

define textual data

• Textual data is data that cannot be read by humans.
• Textual data refers to images and videos.
• Textual data is data represented in a human-readable format, consisting of characters and words.
• Textual data is only numerical data.

identify the method of obtaining textual data

• Data mining
• Text analysis
• Machine learning
• focus groups

What is discrete data?

• Data that can be suitable for counting

• Data that can be suitable for measuring

• Data that can assume any value with a defined range

• Data that is not organized according to a set data model

What is continuous data?

• Data that can be suitable for counting

• Data that can be suitable for measuring

• Data that is not organized according to a set data model

• Non-numerical information that describes concepts and ideas