Structured data analysis is the statistical data analysis of structured data. This can arise either in the form of an ''a priori'' structure such as multiple-choice questionnaires or in situations with the need to search for

structure A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as ...

that fits the given data, either exactly or approximately. This structure can then be used for making comparisons, predictions, manipulations etc.

Types of structured data analysis

* Algebraic data analysis *

Bayesian analysis Thomas Bayes ( ; c. 1701 – 1761) was an English statistician, philosopher, and Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elde ...

Cluster analysis Cluster analysis or clustering is the data analyzing technique in which task of grouping a set of objects in such a way that objects in the same group (called a cluster) are more Similarity measure, similar (in some specific sense defined by the ...

Combinatorial data analysis In statistics, combinatorial data analysis (CDA) is the study of data sets where the order in which objects are arranged is important. CDA can be used either to determine how well a given combinatorial construct reflects the observed data, or to se ...

* Formal concept analysis * Functional data analysis *

Geometric data analysis Geometric data analysis comprises geometric aspects of image analysis, pattern analysis, and shape analysis, and the approach of multivariate statistics, which treat arbitrary data sets as ''clouds of points'' in a space that is ''n''-dimension ...

* Regression analysis * Shape analysis * Topological data analysis * Tree structured data analysis

Types of structured data analysis

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