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Abdishakur Hassan Abdishakur Hassan
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Statistical Analysis?

Statistical analysis is the process of collecting and analyzing data using statistical methods to uncover trends, develop meaningful data insights and tell quantitative stories.

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Abdishakur Hassan Abdishakur Hassan
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Extrapolation?

Extrapolation is a statistical technique that uses existing data to predict future or unknown values that fall outside the range of the existing data. Here are common extrapolation methods, how extrapolation works and its pros and cons.

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Satyapriya Chaudhari Satyapriya Chaudhari
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Descriptive Statistics?

Descriptive statistics describe data through numbers — like mean, median and mode — and graphical methods — like histograms, box plots and pie charts — to make data easier to understand. Here’s an in-depth look at how to calculate them.

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Justin Giardina Justin Giardina
Updated on May 01, 2025

4 Tips for Optimizing Data Backup and Recovery Costs

Data backup and recovery involves ensuring that your business can maintain continuity amidst disaster. Our expert offers tips for keeping costs under control.

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Stepan Solovev Stepan Solovev
Updated on April 23, 2025

Big Tech Is Tightening Control of Public Data. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.

Big Tech platforms are redefining the rules around public data. Our expert examines what that could mean for the digital marketplace. 

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Margo Steines Margo Steines
Updated on April 16, 2025

8 Companies Hiring Database Administrators

Companies across sectors like fintech, SaaS and defense are hiring database administrators to manage their data and keep it secure.

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Krishna Subramanian Krishna Subramanian
Updated on April 14, 2025

8 Ways Storage IT Pros Can Evolve in the Age of Analytics and AI

As AI redefines data storage, our expert offers tips to IT professionals who work in this field.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on April 10, 2025

4 Steps to Company-Wide Data Literacy

And why you can’t afford to drag your feet.

4 Steps to Company-Wide Data Literacy
Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Updated on April 10, 2025

How Unique Links for Individual Products Are Changing Supply Chains

IoT firms like EVRYTHNG are allowing companies to automate their supply chains and provide consumers with more information.

How Unique Links for Individual Products Are Changing Supply Chains
Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on April 10, 2025

A Bank with a Tech Heart: How Innovation is the Driving Force Behind Capital One

Capital One continues to innovate and use tech to change the banking industry. Built In sat down with experts from its newest business, Capital One Software, to learn more about the organization’s roots in innovation — and its latest exciting endeavors.

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