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Exploratory data analysis (EDA)

What is Exploratory data analysis (EDA)?

Exploratory data analysis (EDA) is the first, open-ended look at a dataset: you calculate summary figures, examine distributions and charts and look for patterns, outliers and missing values – without a fixed hypothesis yet. It helps assess data quality and find sensible questions for further analysis or modelling. Example: before a sales forecast, EDA reveals that one month was recorded incompletely because of a system migration.

How KI.ordo helps

The KI.ordo template ‘Analyse a table’ gives a first overview of key figures, trends and anomalies in CSV data – the calculations should be double-checked.

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  • Data analysis
  • Statistics
  • Data quality

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