The Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences 2018
DOI: 10.1002/9781119188230.saseas0271
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Exploratory Data Analysis ( EDA )

Abstract: Exploratory data analysis (EDA) is an approach using descriptive statistics and graphical tools to better understand data. It is used mainly to maximize insight into a dataset, detect outliers and anomalies, and test underlying assumptions. It is a robust first step before the application of other statistical methods. It is commonly applied in all the fields of archaeology (anthropology, artifact provenance and analysis, bioarchaeology, geoarchaeology, mining archaeology), where it is particularly important to… Show more

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“…Some elements better represent the rock types, such as Fe, whereas others are better appropriated to study the occurrence of mineral deposits (e.g., Pb, Zn; Monna et al, 2014;Kirkwood et al, 2016). The EDA method is well suited to track archaeological sites and plan field prospection (Camizuli and Carranza, 2018), as it focuses on a single element and as more anomalies are evidenced. This makes it easier to highlight contamination gradients downstream a hot spot, which could be related to an ancient mining site.…”
Section: Comparison Of the Statistical Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Some elements better represent the rock types, such as Fe, whereas others are better appropriated to study the occurrence of mineral deposits (e.g., Pb, Zn; Monna et al, 2014;Kirkwood et al, 2016). The EDA method is well suited to track archaeological sites and plan field prospection (Camizuli and Carranza, 2018), as it focuses on a single element and as more anomalies are evidenced. This makes it easier to highlight contamination gradients downstream a hot spot, which could be related to an ancient mining site.…”
Section: Comparison Of the Statistical Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) is a robust method for the study of patterns and the identification of outliers (Reimann et al, 2008;Carranza, 2011), using descriptive statistics and graphical tools (Tukey, 1977). EDA-based mapping allows subdivision of the dataset into seven categories: (i) far low outliers, (ii) near low outliers, (iii) low background, (iv) background, (v) high background, (vi) near high outliers, and (vii) and far high outliers (see detailed methodology in Camizuli and Carranza, 2018).…”
Section: Exploratory Data Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is a conventional method in statistics, and can still be very useful for data science applications of nowadays. Exploratory data analysis is used to get a better understanding of the data and draw plausible research questions or hypotheses (Turkey, 1977;Camizuli and Carranza, 2018). Confirmatory data analysis, in contrast, is where the complicated models and/or algorithms are applied to prove or disprove the hypotheses.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A scalable outlier detection technique [17,18] has been adopted to process large volumes of data and missing values [19]. EDA is an essential step and involves ascertaining classical statistics such as standard deviation, categorical variables, and confidence intervals, which provide insight into the dataset and can be used to guide subsequent approaches to analytics [20]. Additionally, guidance concerning thresholds for different extreme events at the regional scale can be applied [21,22].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%