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Unit 2: Data Literacy covers key concepts such as the data pyramid, which illustrates the progression of data from raw to actionable insights, and the importance of data security and acquisition. It discusses quantitative and qualitative data interpretation, emphasizing the significance of data literacy in informed decision-making and cost reduction. The framework for data literacy includes planning, communication, assessment, cultural development, prescriptive learning, and evaluation.

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Data Literacy

Unit 2: Data Literacy covers key concepts such as the data pyramid, which illustrates the progression of data from raw to actionable insights, and the importance of data security and acquisition. It discusses quantitative and qualitative data interpretation, emphasizing the significance of data literacy in informed decision-making and cost reduction. The framework for data literacy includes planning, communication, assessment, cultural development, prescriptive learning, and evaluation.

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Unit 2: Data Literacy

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Unit 2: Data Literacy
A. Short answer type questions.

1. The data pyramid is a hierarchical structure used in data literacy to represent the progress of data
from its raw form to actionable insights. The following is an illustration of the Data Pyramid, which is
made up of the different stages in the process of working with data:

Quantitative data interpretation is made on numeric data. It helps us answer questions involving
‘when’, ‘how many’, and ‘how often’. For example, (how many) number of likes on the Instagram
post. It can be expressed using finite numbers.

Textual data interpretation involves analysing and drawing conclusions from non-numeric data, such
as written text from a variety of sources (social media posts, surveys, polls).

The process of continuously acquiring, developing, and improving the ability to understand, interpret,
and use data effectively is called cultivating data literacy. data literacy gives you the ability to analyse
and get valuable insights from the massive amount of data that surrounds us in our daily lives.

Data acquisition is the process of acquiring or collecting accurate and reliable data from relevant
sources. The collected data is used for decision-making, analysis, forecasting, and visualisation.

Data visualisation is a technique that provides a better understanding of data and helps in gaining
insights from it. Data visualisation is a broad term that includes any graphic that helps you
understand or gain new insights from data.

7. Tableau is a popular data visualisation tool. It transforms the way you use data to solve the problems.
It is used to create charts, graphs, and dashboards, making data more comprehensible and
actionable.

8. Data features are the characteristics or properties of the data. They describe each piece of information
in a dataset. They are also called variables. For example, in a table of student records, features could
include things like the student’s name, age, or grade.

B. Long answer type questions.


1. Data security means securing or protecting data or digital information from any unauthorised
access or misuse. Data security is important because, if a data breach occurs, an organisation can
face a court case, fines, and reputational damage. Data security provides protection against
monetary losses and interruptions to operations. It ensures that data remains accurate and
accessible to authorised users.

2. Data acquisition comprises three key steps:


• Data Discovery: Searching for new datasets
• Data Augmentation: Adding more data to the existing data
• Data Generation: Generating data if data is not available

3. Quantitative Data Interpretation: Quantitative data interpretation is made on numeric data.


Quantitative data interpretation helps us answer questions involving ‘when’, how many, and ‘
how often. For example, (how many) number of likes on the Instagram post. Methods used for
analysis involve assessment, tests, polls, surveys, etc.
Qualitative Data Interpretation: Qualitative data is uncountable, which tells about the emotions
and feelings of people. Qualitative data interpretation is focused on insights and motivations of
people. It helps us answers questions involving ‘how’ and ‘why’. For example, why do students like
attending online classes? Methods used for analysis involve interviews, focus groups, etc.

4. Data interpretation is important for several reasons:


• Informed Decision-making: Interpreting data allows you to make informed decisions, i.e.,
when you have the correct knowledge, you can make the right decision. For example, by
knowing the average height of students, the school can custom design the chairs and tables
according to the requirements of the class.

• Reduce Cost: Identifying needs can lead to a reduction in cost. For example, a restaurant
owner could decide to drop/modify some dishes on the menu that are not popular or have
got bad reviews.
• Identifying Needs: You can identify the needs of people by data interpretation. For
example, Veg Farmhouse Pizza is a popular choice among the age group 8-10.

5. The data literacy framework includes the following key components:


• Plan: Planning is like building the foundation of a house. It is the first step in any program.
Setting clear goals and objectives gives direction and purpose to the program.
• Communicate: Good communication is important to ensure that everyone understands
what the data literacy program is about. It helps stakeholders know the program's goals and
what is expected of them.
• Assess: Assessing how comfortable people are with data and data tools is crucial. It helps
us understand where they are starting from and what they need to learn.
• Develop culture: Building a data-literate culture means making data skills a natural part of
how things work in an organisation. It is about encouraging and supporting everyone to get
better at using data.
• Prescriptive learning: Offering different ways of learning helps everyone learn better. It
provides resources and activities that suit different learning styles and preferences.
• Evaluate: Evaluating the effectiveness of the data literacy program is essential for measuring
progress, identifying areas for improvement, and demonstrating the program's impact.

6. The data pyramid is a hierarchical structure used in data literacy to represent the progress of data
from its raw form to actionable insights. Different stages of a data pyramid, starting from bottom
are data, information, knowledge and wisdom. Let us move from bottom to top to understand
the different stages of Data Pyramid:
• Initially, data exists in its raw form, which is not very useful. Example: It is like scattered
pieces of a puzzle or a pile of ingredients before cooking a meal.

• Data is processed through various methods, like analysing and organising raw data, to
provide meaningful information. Processing data makes it easier to understand and
interpret. Example: It is like arranging the scattered pieces of a puzzle or using the
ingredients to make a delicious dish.

• The processed data transforms information to knowledge. It helps understand how things
are happening in the world around us. Example: It is like understanding how joining the
scattered pieces of a puzzle reveals the complete image, or understanding what
ingredients and steps are involved in making a dish.

• Wisdom takes us a step forward by providing an understanding of things happening in a


particular way. In short, wisdom allows you to understand the important reasons or causes
behind the trends or patterns that you observe. Example: It is like understanding the
strategy behind joining the pieces of a puzzle in a specific order to get the complete image.
This deep understanding helps you not just see the picture but also understand the
method and reasoning behind putting the pieces together.

7. Independent features: These variables are the input to the model. They are the information you
provide to make predictions. These variables are also called the predictor or input variables. These
features are not influenced by other variables, but they are used to determine the outcome. There can be
one or many independent features available in a dataset. For example, predicting the health of a patient,
the independent features are as follows, weight, age, blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.

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