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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

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. Meanwhile, data analytics is the act of examining datasets to extract value and find answers to specific questions.

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Three Types of Actionable Business Analytics Not Called Predictive or Prescriptive

Rocket-Powered Data Science

The counterexample to the supervised learning explanation of precursor analytics is a “black swan” event – a rare high-impact event that is difficult to predict under normal circumstances – such as the global pandemic, which led to the failure of many predictive models in business. Pay attention!