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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

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

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Decoding Data Analyst Job Description: Skills, Tools, and Career Paths

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.

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Three Types of Actionable Business Analytics Not Called Predictive or Prescriptive

Rocket-Powered Data Science

OCTOBER 6, 2023

There are other dimensions of analytics that tend to focus on hindsight for business reporting and causal analysis – these are descriptive and diagnostic analytics, respectively, which are primarily reactive applications, mostly explanatory and investigatory, not necessarily actionable.

Business Analytics

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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

Decoding Data Analyst Job Description: Skills, Tools, and Career Paths

Three Types of Actionable Business Analytics Not Called Predictive or Prescriptive

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