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Week 1 The data handling cycle

Introduction

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A cycle is a series of events in order that are repeated for example the annual cycle of the seasons, winter, spring, summer, autumn.

Author - I’m wondering how much the short animation of a cyclist actually adds to the page. Is there anything else you could say here to illustrate the link?

The data handling cycle is no different; it is a series of events performed in order that aim to use data to answer a question.

Figure 1 The cycle of seasons