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# Data Profile

This feature helps users to visualize the detailed profile of data to know about data quality, structure and consistency.

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***Data Profile***
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A data profile is a summary of the characteristics of a dataset. It is created as a preliminary step in data analysis to gain a better understanding of the data before performing more in-depth analysis.

The Data Profile option helps the user to view the Data Profile.

* Navigate to the Dataset list.
* Select a Dataset from the list.
* Click the ***Data Profile*** icon.

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* The Data Profile page opens displaying the Data Set information, Variable Types, Warnings, Variables, Correlation chart, missing values, sample.

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* *Check out the illustration provided in the beginning to get the full view of the Data Profile page.*
* *Refer the* [***Data Science Lab Quick Start Flow*** ](https://docs.bdb.ai/data-science-lab-4/data-science-lab-quick-start-flow)*page to get an overview of the **Data Science Lab** module in nutshell.*&#x20;
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