Explorative data analysis - an investigation from the perspective of a descriptive-empirical scientific theory: Explorative Datenanalyse - eine Untersuchung aus der Perspektive einer deskriptiv-empirischen Wissenschaftstheorie

This paper critically discusses explorative data analysis (EDA) from the point of view of an empirical descriptive scientific theory. EDA deals mainly with the exploration of data by means of predominantly graphical representations, i.e. the search for striking elements and structures in data sets and for simple collective descriptions of the phenomena revealed. The proper analysis of EDA in this piece of work is intended to lay a foundation for further didactic research and development work in this field, in particular as to whether it can effectively be made available to a wider circle of people.