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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Those who work in the field of data science are known as data scientists. This iterative process is known as the data science lifecycle, which usually follows seven phases: Identifying an opportunity or problem Data mining (extracting relevant data from large datasets) Data cleaning (removing duplicates, correcting errors, etc.)

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Three Types of Actionable Business Analytics Not Called Predictive or Prescriptive

Rocket-Powered Data Science

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. Broken models are definitely disruptive to analytics applications and business operations.