Question

Describe the five general categories of data analysis tools? Illustrate with an example of how file viewer software is used in child pornography cases?

Answer 1

The major types of data analysis tools are:

> Text Analysis Tools: These are the tools which analyse the data on the basis of the texts in it.

> Statistical Analysis: These tools analyse the data using statistical tools which imply the use oof quantitative data based on the qualitative data.

> Diagnostic Analysis: These tools analyse the "how" of the problem as to how the current situation was reached upon and which factors consequently resulted in the case under the glass.

> Predictive Analysis: These tools use the data, statistical algorithms and machine learning techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical data.

> Prescriptive Analysis: These type of tools focus on finding the best course of action in a scenario, given the available data.

The file viewer software is a type of software program capable of properly displaying information stored in a file, unlike an editor. It is designed only to show the content of a file. It also let user save as a different file type. A file viewer that almost all of us have already installed in our systems is the browser, as it is capable of displaying all the types of file eg- html, css, js, etc;

In cases of child pornography the file viewer software displays the information regarding the file(s) in the system of a user or a group of people in a company. The file viewer software with the help of the diagnostic analysis will infer to the conclusion that if the file(s) contain any material reagrding child pornography or not.