3.5 Data analysis tools

3.5 Data analysis tools

1. Data tables

   • (E.g. a database table of patients)

2. Visualisation of Data

   • (E.g. A pie chart showing sales of five leading trainers)

3. Trend and pattern identification

   • (E.g. a line graph of last years sales per month)
     • This is a tool used to help people understand the significance of the data by putting it into a visual context.

4. Data Cleaning

   • (E.g. Removing customers who have not made a purchase in the last two years)
     • Data cleaning is the process of removing or improving out of date/inaccurate from the database.

5. Geographic information system/location mapping

   • (e.g. tracking the movement of shipping containers around the world)