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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. The types of data analytics Predictive analytics: Predictive analytics helps to identify trends, correlations and causation within one or more datasets. The dedicated data analyst Virtually any stakeholder of any discipline can analyze data.

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AI recommendations for descriptions in Amazon DataZone for enhanced business data cataloging and discovery is now generally available

AWS Big Data

Without the right metadata and documentation, data consumers overlook valuable datasets relevant to their use case or spend more time going back and forth with data producers to understand the data and its relevance for their use case—or worse, misuse the data for a purpose it was not intended for.

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Assembly required: 8 myths about knowledge management debunked

CIO Business Intelligence

Knowledge assembly in action To better understand why organizations fall short when assembling knowledge, we must first understand how knowledge assembly unfolds, starting with some basic concepts: Data are raw, unorganized facts, such as numbers, text, and images, that lack context and meaning on their own.