Data Analysis:Data analysis is a body of methods that help to describe facts, detect patterns, develop explanations, and test

hypotheses. It is used in all of the sciences. It is used in business, in administration, and in policy. Example-1: Between 1790 and 1990 the population of the United States increased by 245 million people, from 4 million to 249 million people. Those are the facts. But if I were to interpret those numbers and report that the population grew at an average rate of 1.2 million people per year, 245 million people divided by 200 years, the report would be wrong. The facts would be correct and the arithmetic would be correct 245 million people divided by 200 years is approximately 1.2 million people per year. But the interpretation grew at an average rate of 1.2 million people per year would be wrong, dead wrong. The U.S. population did not grow that way, not even approximately Example-2: The average number of students per class at my university is 16. That is a fact. It is also a fact that the average number of classmates a student will find in his or her classes is 37. That too is a fact. The numerical results are correct in both cases, both 16 and 37 are correct even though one number is twice the magnitude of the other no tricks. But the two different numbers respond to two subtly different questions about how the world (my university) works, subtly different questions that lead to large differences in the result.

What is Data Security?

In simple terms, data security is the practice of keeping data protected from corruption and unauthorized access. The focus behind data security is to ensure privacy while protecting personal or corporate data. Data is the raw form of information stored as columns and rows in our databases, network servers and personal computers. This may be a wide range of information from personal files and intellectual property to market analytics and details intended to top secret. Data could be anything of interest that can be read or otherwise interpreted in human form. However, some of this information isn't intended to leave the system. The unauthorized access of this data could lead to numerous problems for the larger corporation or even the personal home user. Having your bank account details stolen is just as damaging as the system administrator who was just robbed for the client information in their database.

There has been a huge emphasis on data security as of late, largely because of the internet. There are a number of options for locking down your data from software solutions to hardware mechanisms. Computer users are certainly more conscious these days, but is your data really secure? If you're not following the essential guidelines, your sensitive information just may be at risk.

Why data security is important

Data security is important to most businesses. Financial information such as accounts and tax details, or employee information - including payroll and personnel records - could be very difficult to replace. This could expose you to certain risks that need managing carefully. If you lost data through human error, fire, theft or for some other reason, you would at the very least have to spend time and effort collecting and reproducing the information. More seriously, loss of confidential or sensitive data could expose you to the risk of fraud or copyright breaches. Your sales, distribution and the reputation of your business could be directly affected. Projects in progress - eg new product designs - could be delayed as the work is redone. Losing data in a customer database - such as customer names, contact details and information on their buying habits - could prevent you targeting customers with appropriate mail shots or informing them of new products. This could mean you lose potential sales, and revenue. A virus can damage your business by making documents stored on computers unusable. As more and more business is conducted via email, a virus can also make getting in contact with suppliers and customers more difficult. This can mean delays in making purchase orders and taking customer orders.