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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Descriptive analytics: Descriptive analytics evaluates the quantities and qualities of a dataset. A content streaming provider will often use descriptive analytics to understand how many subscribers it has lost or gained over a given period and what content is being watched.

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Data Visualization and Visual Analytics: Seeing the World of Data

Sisense

Analytics acts as the source for data visualization and contributes to the health of any organization by identifying underlying models and patterns and predicting needs. Broadly, there are three types of analytics: descriptive , prescriptive , and predictive. Visualizations: past, present, and future.