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What Is Structured Data?

Structured data refers to data that fits within a predefined data structure. It is a predefined data model that defines data types and access rules. Structured data can be any clearly labeled information database (such as an Excel file or SQL database) that is clearly identified. These data are stored in tables with clear relationships between rows and columns. It is easy to analyze and mine this data. SQL (Structured Query Language) is a common tool for this purpose.

Structured data can be easily sorted and broken down into its components. Let’s take, for example, a customer email campaign. There may be a lot of customer information in your customer relationship management system (CRM). This could include phone numbers, invoices, and history of interactions. It is easy to find the information you need because the data has been properly organized.

Structured data can be described as quantitative data. It contains quantifiable numeric values, such as dates, times, numbers, etc. It can also contain characters and other non-numeric data. These are stored as encrypted strings. This means that even though the data might be text-based it is represented using numerical units that a machine can understand.

Structured data is usually stored in order, cleaned and ordered. This means that it takes up less space than raw data. It is generally easier to secure if stored in robust systems. According to some estimates, 20% of enterprise data are not in a structured format. Structured data is best handled by data analysts, but it’s the unstructured data that requires constant housekeeping.

What Is Unstructured Information?

Unstructured data, also known as “big data” or “raw data”, is data that doesn’t have a predefined format. It is usually large in volume, heavy in text, and stored in its native format, known as data lakes. Unstructured data is difficult to secure and requires large amounts of storage space. It’s also much more difficult for computers and humans to understand because it isn’t stored in relational database.

Unstructured data can be in many formats. Images, audio, video and spreadsheets are just a few examples of unstructured data. Structured versus unstructured data can be seen in real life as the date and the time of an email (structured) and the email content (unstructured). The first is easier to understand, store in databases, and extract meaning from. Although the latter can be also parsed, it is more difficult to make sense of than just storing it in an orderly manner.

It is impossible to analyze unstructured data if there aren’t clear parameters or encoding. Normally, multiple rounds of data manipulation and parsing are necessary (commonly using machine-learning algorithms).

Material for this article originally appeared on Career Foundry.

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Anaheim, located in northern Orange County, California is part of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. The city is home to approximately 346,900, the highest population in Orange County and the 10th most populous in California. It is also the 56th most populous US city. Anaheim is the second largest city in Orange County by land area. It is home to the Disneyland Resort and Anaheim Convention Center. Anaheim also hosts two major sports teams, the Anaheim Ducks hockey team and the Los Angeles Angels baseball club.

History

Anaheim was established in 1857 by 50 German-Americans, who were San Francisco residents and whose families came from Franconia in Bavaria. After touring the state in search of a suitable place to grow grapes they decided to buy a 1,165-acre  (4.71 km2)  piece of land from Juan Pacifico Ontiveros Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana, Orange County, for $2 an acre.

The group created the Anaheim Vineyard Company, headed by George Hansen, for $750 per share. Their new community was called Anaheim. It means “home by Santa Ana River” in German. Later, the name was changed to Anaheim. The Spanish-speaking neighbors knew the settlement as Campo Aleman (English, German Field).

Climate

Anaheim, like many South Coast cities, has a hot semi-arid climate. (Koppen BSh), but not quite a Mediterranean climate. It is characterized by hot summers and essentially dry summers. Anaheim’s record high temperature was 115 degrees (46 degrees Celsius) on July 6, 2018, and its record low temperature was 30 degrees (-1 degree Celsius) on February 15, 1990 and January 30, 2002.

Demographics

According to the 2010 United States Census[42], Anaheim’s population was 336,265. Anaheim had a population density of 6,618.0 people per square mile (2.555.2/km2).

52.8% of Anaheim’s residents were Hispanic/Latino. There were 177.467 Hispanic/Latino residents (52.8%). 46.0% of Anaheim’s inhabitants were of Mexican descent, 1.2% Salvadoran and 1.0% Guatemalan. The rest of the Hispanic population is from smaller ancestral groups.

The census reported that 332,708 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 2,020 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,537 (0.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 98.294 households. Of these, 44,045 (44.8%) contained children under 18 years of age, 52,518 (53.4%) was made up of opposite-sex married couples, 14,553 (14.8%) included a female householder without a husband, and 7,223 (7.3%) had a male householder without a wife. 6,173 (6.3%) were unmarried, opposite-sex couples and 733 (7.7%) same-sex married partners or partnerships. 17.448 households (6.5%) were composed of individuals. 6,396 (6.5%) had an individual 65 years old or older. The average household size was 3.38. The average household size was 3.79. There were 74 294 families, which is 75.6% of all households.

Transportation

The major streets that run west-east through the city’s main area (not including Anaheim Hills) are Orangethorpe Avenue and La Palma Avenue, Lincoln Avenue and Ball Road. Starting with the westernmost, the major south-northern surface streets are Knott Avenue (SR 39), Magnolia Avenue and Brookhurst Street.

Anaheim Hills’ major surface streets run west-east through Orange Thorpe Avenue and La Palma Avenue. Santa Ana Canyon Road and Nohl Ranch Road are also nearby. Fairmont Boulevard and Lakeview Avenue are two major surface streets that run north to south. Yorba Linda Boulevard/Weir Canyon Road and Imperial Highway (SR 90), are south-north roads within Anaheim. However, north of Anaheim the Imperial Highway and Yorba Linda Boulevard turn into west-east arterials.

Top Businesses

Anaheim’s economy is based on tourism. The Disneyland Resort is Southern California’s largest employer. It contributes $4.7 billion annually. The resort also generates $255 million in taxes each year. Anaheim Convention Center is another source of tourism. It hosts many important national conferences. Many hotels in the city’s Resort area cater to convention-goers and tourists who visit theme parks. The continuous development of entertainment and commercial facilities extends from the Disney area eastward to the Santa Ana River, south into Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Orange, and Santa Ana. This area is collectively known as the Anaheim-Santa Ana Edge City and is one the largest such clusters in Orange County. It also includes the South Coast Plaza John Wayne Airport edge town and Irvine Spectrum.

Anaheim Canyon’s business park, which makes up 63% the city’s industrial space, is the largest in Orange County. Anaheim Canyon also houses the second-largest Orange County business park.

Anaheim is home to many notable companies, including headquarters and corporate offices.

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