Data means different things to different people: a stock trader might think of data as real-time stock quotes, while a NASA engineer might associate data with signals coming from a Mars rover. When it comes to data processing and analysis, however, the same or similar approaches and techniques can be applied to a variety of datasets, regardless of their origin. All that matters is how the data is structured.
This chapter provides a conceptual introduction to data processing and analysis. We’ll first look at the main categories of data you may have to deal with, then touch on common data sources. Next, we’ll consider ...
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