data set

Numbers for analysis

A data set is a collection of related information organized for analysis, typically in rows and columns where each row represents one case or observation.

In statistics and computing, data sets range from small spreadsheets to massive databases: The researchers analyzed a data set of 50,000 patient records.

Also spelled dataset.

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variables · observations · database · measurements · corpus · CSV · benchmark · ground truth · values · schema · table · microdata · mean · repository · matrix · collection · survey · raw

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organization and structure

data setraw data

Unanalyzed collected information

noise · chaos · anecdotal evidence · data dump

scope and completeness

data setdata point

Individual recorded observation

empty set · singleton · anecdote

empirical status

data settheory

Explanatory set of principles

hypothesis · conjecture · speculation · inference · conclusion

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