Now that we have a better understanding of distribution curves and spotting outliers that can exist in your data, let's break down how to find patterns in your data. In my experience, as you work with more and more data, you will start to develop a sixth sense that will help you identify patterns faster, for example, the following diagram may appear like a random list of numbers where no distinguishing pattern is obvious, until you make some minor changes to make it easier to identify:
Having the data sorted allows you to see groupings and clusters that exist within the data values. In this case, we have pairings of numbers that were not as evident until you sorted them together. With a quick sort, we can now see all of the numbers are duplicated, as in the following diagram:
To hammer this point home, look at the following diagram where those same numbers from the preceding...
