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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Data scientists will often perform data analysis tasks to understand a dataset or evaluate outcomes. Business users will also perform data analytics within business intelligence (BI) platforms for insight into current market conditions or probable decision-making outcomes.

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Three Types of Actionable Business Analytics Not Called Predictive or Prescriptive

Rocket-Powered Data Science

Note how this simple mathematical expression of prescriptive analytics is exactly the opposite of our previous expression of predictive analytics (given X, find Y). Here are a few business examples of this type of prescriptive analytics: Which marketing campaign is most efficient and effective (has best ROI) in optimizing sales?