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CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 5, 2022
What is business analytics? Business analytics is the practical application of statistical analysis and technologies on business data to identify and anticipate trends and predict business outcomes. The discipline is a key facet of the business analyst role. Business analytics techniques.
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 7, 2022
The chief aim of data analytics is to apply statistical analysis and technologies on data to find trends and solve problems. Data analytics has become increasingly important in the enterprise as a means for analyzing and shaping business processes and improving decision-making and business results.
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IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Though you may encounter the terms “data science” and “data analytics” being used interchangeably in conversations or online, they refer to two distinctly different concepts. Data science is an area of expertise that combines many disciplines such as mathematics, computer science, software engineering and statistics.
Rocket-Powered Data Science
MARCH 19, 2021
The determination of winners and losers in the data analytics space is a much more dynamic proposition than it ever has been. One CIO said it this way , “If CIOs invested in machine learning three years ago, they would have wasted their money. But if they wait another three years, they will never catch up.”
FineReport
MARCH 24, 2024
Data analysts leverage four key types of analytics in their work: Prescriptive analytics: Advising on optimal actions in specific scenarios. Diagnostic analytics: Uncovering the reasons behind specific occurrences through pattern analysis. Descriptive analytics: Assessing historical trends, such as sales and revenue.
Rocket-Powered Data Science
JULY 14, 2023
I recently saw an informal online survey that asked users what types of data (tabular; text; images; or “other”) are being used in their organization’s analytics applications. This was not a scientific or statistically robust survey, so the results are not necessarily reliable, but they are interesting and provocative.
Rocket-Powered Data Science
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Decades (at least) of business analytics writings have focused on the power, perspicacity, value, and validity in deploying predictive and prescriptive analytics for business forecasting and optimization, respectively. What is the point of those obvious statistical inferences? How does that work in practice?
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