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Cancer Researchers: Do You ‘Speak Data Science’? Test Your Knowledge!

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So, you’re new to the cancer research lab. Maybe you’ve started learning more about data science to enhance your research, or perhaps you have a colleague with data science expertise and you want to improve your collaboration with him or her. Since data science is here to stay, learning the correct definitions for data science terms and understanding basic data science concepts will help you be more confident throughout your career.

We’ve put together this 10-question quiz for you to test your knowledge on key data science terms, so you can feel good about applying these concepts to your work and communicate better with your data science colleagues!

When you’re done, visit our “Training” section to find more comprehensive information on cancer data science, and explore lists of resources that you can use on your data science journey.

Let’s get started!

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What is data cleaning?
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True or False: Facilities collecting data on new cancer cases need to report those cases to a central cancer registry.
Explanation: This is required by law. A central cancer registry, such as a state registry, will require you to meet specific requirements to capture important cancer data. This might include histology findings, primary tumor site, and more. To learn more about this process, explore our “Generating and Collecting Data: The Basics” webpage.
Explanation: Reporting to a central cancer registry is required by law. A central cancer registry, such as a state registry, will require you to meet specific requirements to capture important cancer data. This might include histology findings, primary tumor site, and more. To learn more about this process, explore our “Generating and Collecting Data: The Basics” webpage.
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3
What are the three Cs of working with data?
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How does data exploration and analysis help you as you conduct your research and work with your data?
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How do you define consortium sharing?
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True or False: Predictive models are like powerful calculators that help us better understand a patient.
Explanation: Predictive models can help you understand a patient by considering factors such as patient information, genetics, and treatment history. Find out what the two types of models are (and more) by visiting our “Predictive Modeling: The Basics” webpage.
Explanation: Predictive models are very much like powerful calculators. They can help you understand a patient by considering factors such as patient information, genetics, and treatment history. Find out what the two types of models are (and more) by visiting our “Predictive Modeling: The Basics” webpage.
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7
Which type of chart visualizes data through variation in coloring applied to a tabular format?
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8
How do you define secondary data sets?
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Which chart is commonly used when presenting timelines in a grant proposal or funding request?
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10
You want to clean your data, but there’s a lot of it, and it’s an overwhelming task. You ask your data scientist colleague for advice, and they tell you to use Python. What do they mean?
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How did you do? If you got them all correct, congratulations! If you missed some, that’s okay too; your interest in learning more about cancer data science is the important part! 

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Prahlad Rao on April 26, 2024 at 03:00 p.m.

The answer to the final question:
"You want to clean your data, but there’s a lot of it, and it’s an overwhelming task. You ask your data scientist colleague for advice, and they tell you to use Python. What do they mean?" should definitely include the words programming language. Python cannot make the cleaning decisions for you but can automate repetitve tasks. The decisions would still have to be taken by the user (example filtering out values lower than a certain TPM in RNAseq data). Thank you.

CBIIT Staff on June 10, 2024 at 09:21 a.m.

Thank you for your interest and input regarding the question about Python! We've reviewed your suggestion and made adjustments to the answer.

Selen on October 16, 2024 at 12:12 p.m.

Some questions might be needing revision

CBIIT Staff on November 04, 2024 at 01:53 p.m.

Thank you for the feedback. Please feel free to let us know in a comment or via email of any specifics!

Sarah Nechuta on October 16, 2024 at 10:20 p.m.

I got them all right, and I am an epidemiologist. Content on how epidemiology and data science overlap would be interesting and helpful to those newer to the field.

CBIIT Staff on November 04, 2024 at 01:54 p.m.

Congratulations on getting them all correct! And thank you for your interest in additional content and quizzes. We’ve taken note!

Lisha Eapen on October 17, 2024 at 11:34 a.m.

Thank you for the test. It revealed that I do speak Data Science with a 9/10 score. Much appreciated.

CBIIT Staff on November 04, 2024 at 01:54 p.m.

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