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Data analysis or multidimensional exploratory statistics

Authors: Philippe BESSE, Alain BACCINI

Publication date: April 10, 2011

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  • Philippe BESSE: Professor at INSA Toulouse - Toulouse Institute of Mathematics

  • Alain BACCINI: Former professor at Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse 3) - Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse

 INTRODUCTION

Data analysis techniques, or more precisely, multi-dimensional exploratory statistics, are aimed at the descriptive study of large tables: n rows, or individuals, or statistical units, where n varies from a few tens to a few thousands, or even millions, p columns, or statistical variables, where p varies from a few tens to a few thousands. This objective is achieved by producing synthetic graphs and indicators that summarize the structures and main characteristics of these large tables. The methods proposed are therefore descriptive techniques for the study of a large number of variables and individuals; they complement elementary one- or two-dimensional statistical tools and are often a prerequisite for modeling or an inferential, decisional or predictive approach to the data studied.

The development of technological means of measurement is at the origin of ever-growing data flows, the storage and analysis of which are made possible by the joint development of computing resources. The objectives and fields of application of statistical data mining are many and varied. Let's take a look at a few examples of how this exploration can be of interest in different sectors:

  • in the industrial sector (agri-food, microelectronics, mechanical engineering, etc.), where process monitoring and product traceability automatically generate considerable data flows. Statistical exploration is a prerequisite for any modeling research, for example, for the implementation of statistical process control (SPC) or failure detection;

  • upstream, in research and development, where needs are just as great: virtual screening of molecules in the pharmaceutical industry, sensiometry in the agri-food industry, not to mention the considerable boom in post-genomic biotechnologies with transcriptomic and proteomic data... ;

  • in the tertiary sector (banking, insurance, mail order, telephone operators, etc.) and services, where huge customer files are searched (data mining) for marketing purposes, with the aim of personalizing customer relationship management.

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