What Techniques Are Used to Analyse Data?

In this section, we have covered how data analysis is done in practice, and not least why we do it. Data analysis brings data to life, by actually putting it to use and finding insights that are useful in the real world. With the help of data analysis, you can create a good explanation of actual conditions and events, and put them in context.

To perform data analysis, a variety of tools are used—everything from Excel sheets to direct programming in languages such as R or Python. And moving forward, technologies like machine learning and data mining become increasingly relevant for data analysis, and will make the job of bringing data to life much more efficient.

In the next section, we will look more closely at what we do with our analysis. But first, let’s see what you have learned in this section: