Table 2 Perceptions of analytics, basic list of terms and their frequencies
From: The perceptions of the meaning and value of analytics in New Zealand higher education institutions
Word | Length | Count | Weighted (%) | Similar Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
data | 4 | 58 | 13.2 | data, inform, information, informative |
analysis | 8 | 15 | 3.4 | analysis |
learning | 8 | 15 | 2.7 | know, knowledge, learning, reading, see, take, teaching |
student | 7 | 12 | 2.7 | student, students |
numbers | 7 | 12 | 2.7 | come, comes, numbers |
using | 5 | 11 | 2.4 | purposes, role, usage, use, using, utilised |
statistics | 10 | 10 | 2.3 | statistic, statistical, statistics |
course | 6 | 9 | 1.8 | course, courses, forming, line, tracking, trends |
research | 8 | 8 | 1.8 | research |
decision | 8 | 8 | 1.8 | conclusions, decision, decisions |
design | 6 | 7 | 1.3 | design, designers, destinations’, indicators, intent, invented, purposes |
analyzing | 9 | 7 | 1.6 | analyze, analyzing |
measurement | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | bar, evaluation, measurement, measures, metrics |
understanding | 13 | 7 | 1.1 | discern, reading, see, translation, understand, understanding |
big | 3 | 6 | 1.4 | big, large |
word | 4 | 5 | 1.1 | word, wrangling |
graphs | 6 | 5 | 1.1 | charts, graphs |
collected | 9 | 5 | 1.1 | collected, collecting, collection |
achievement | 11 | 5 | 1.1 | achievement, management, succeed, success |
prediction | 10 | 4 | 0.9 | prediction |
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complete | 8 | 4 | 0.9 | complete, completing, completion |
extraction | 10 | 4 | 0.8 | education, extraction |
describe | 8 | 4 | 0.8 | describe, key, line, reporting |
systems | 7 | 3 | 0.7 | systemized, systems |
support | 7 | 3 | 0.7 | help, support |
processing | 10 | 3 | 0.7 | actionable, processing |
mining | 6 | 3 | 0.7 | mining |
better | 6 | 3 | 0.7 | best, better |
based | 5 | 3 | 0.7 | based, basis |
existing | 8 | 3 | 0.6 | existing, university, world |
evidence | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | discern, evidence |
tool | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | tool, tools |
strategic | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | strategic |
retention | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | retention |
quantitative | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | quantitative |
performance | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | performance |
monitor | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | monitor, monitoring |
environment | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | environment, environments |
enrolment | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | enrolment, recruitment |
buzz | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | buzz |
blank | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | blank, space |
applications | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | applications |
publications | 12 | 2 | 0.3 | publications, world |
engaged | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | engaged, take |
trendy | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | trendy |
KPIs | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | KPIs |
intervention | 12 | 1 | 0.2 | intervention |
interaction | 11 | 1 | 0.2 | interaction |
insights | 8 | 1 | 0.2 | insights |
higher | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | higher |
hidden | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | hidden |
generated | 9 | 1 | 0.2 | generated |
enhance | 7 | 1 | 0.2 | enhance |
EFTS | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | EFTS |
DSS | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | DSS |
driven | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | driven |
discovery | 9 | 1 | 0.2 | discovery |
decision-making | 14 | 1 | 0.2 | decision-making |