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CSE · Data Mining · Ch 2.1.2 · 2.1.4 · 2.1.5

Nominal, ordinal and numeric attributes: jobs, industries and a business idea

Kinds of data: names and categories (nominal), ranked levels like small/medium/large (ordinal), and real numbers (numeric).

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In job ads, it's called

data typesdata modellingfeature engineeringdata preparation

Roles that use it: Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Database Developer.

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Industries that need it

Every company that keeps recordsMarket researchHealthcareSurveys and polling

Tools used at work: Python (pandas), SQL, Excel.

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Your mother tongue is a skill

AI companies pay native speakers to label, clean and check data in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and other Indian languages. That is the same data cleaning and classification you study in this subject, done in your mother tongue. Remote, part-time contract work is common.

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Build a business from it

Survey design and analysis for colleges, NGOs and local businesses.

Prove it this weekend

Design a feedback form for a local shop and decide the right type for every question, then analyse 30 responses.

Put it on your own website (make one free with our website tool) and share the link in your applications.

We never promise jobs or income. Pay depends on skills, city and company, so check live listings. Never pay anyone to apply for a job.

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