Data Analysis Methods

verb to draw or bring out something hidden, latent, or potential

• The detective was able to educe important information from the witness.
• I can't seem to educe the answer from this math problem.
• She's really good at educing the truth from people.
• Through careful observation, you can educe the underlying meaning of the painting.

verb to determine or locate the position of something by measuring the distances to two other points

• In order to accurately determine the location of the earthquake epicenter, scientists used triangulation to triangulate the exact point.
• We can triangulate our position by using landmarks to figure out where we are.
• Let's triangulate where the party is tonight so we can meet up.
• By triangulating different sources of information, we were able to piece together the truth of what really happened.

adjective describing something that is not arranged in a particular order or sequence

• The list of items was presented in an unordered fashion, making it difficult to follow.
• I prefer to keep my notes unordered so I can easily rearrange them later.
• I just threw all my clothes in my suitcase in an unordered mess before my trip.
• Her thoughts were like an unordered jumble, making it hard for her to make a decision.

noun a diagram or chart that helps make decisions by mapping out different possible outcomes and their probabilities

• The decision tree is a popular tool used in data mining and machine learning.
• I used a decision tree to help me decide which car to buy.
• I totally used the decision tree method to figure out who to invite to the party.
• Life is like a decision tree, with each choice leading to different outcomes.