Saturday, 26 April 2025, 3:07 PM
Site: Datatree - Data Training Engaging End-users
Course: Introduction to Data Tree (Intro)
Glossary: Glossary of Terms
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Natural CapitalCan be defined as the world's stocks of natural assets which includes soil, water, air, flora and fauna. |
Near-infraredIn the electromagnetic spectrum, near-infrared lies between red visible light and infrared. See also Infrared. |
NimbusA programme of seven NASA missions of Earth Observation satellites, starting in 1964. Nimbus is Latin for rain cloud. |
NoiseNoise in data is meaningless data or unexplained variation in data which might be due to instrument errors, corruption or other issues. Noise disguises and/or distorts the underlying data which make it harder to analyse, just as noisy environments make it more difficult to hear the sound on which you wish to focus. |
Normal distributionThe normal distribution is used to model some continuous variables. It is a symmetrical bell shaped curve that is completely determined by two parameters. They are the distribution (or population) mean, μ, and the standard deviation, σ. |
Numerical VariableRefers to a variable whose possible values are numbers (as opposed to categories). |