From the course: Learning Data Science
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Clarify key terms
From the course: Learning Data Science
Clarify key terms
- The American comedian George Carlin once joked that he put a dollar in a change machine and nothing changed. It makes you wonder what type of change he was hoping for. We'll never know, because the words he used could have meant several different things. That's true for a lot of language. The context in which we use words impacts their meaning. That's why looking at keywords and phrases is one of the best ways to gather interesting questions. You've already seen that your data science discussions include critical thinking. You need to carefully look at the reasoning behind your ideas, then question it. That way, you'll have a better understanding of everyone's ideas. One of the best ways to do this is by clarifying key terms and phrases. Let's go back to the running shoe website. Let's say that someone on the data science team came up with an interesting question. The question was, what makes someone who often runs happy? This is an open-ended, essential question. That means that…
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