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What Is The Difference Between Business Intelligence And Analytics?

datapine

While BI tells you what has happened in the past and what is happening now (descriptive analytics), BA tells you what will happen in the future (predictive analytics). Descriptive analytics : As its name suggests, this analysis method is used to describe and summarize the main characteristics found on a dataset.

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Three Types of Actionable Business Analytics Not Called Predictive or Prescriptive

Rocket-Powered Data Science

Decades (at least) of business analytics writings have focused on the power, perspicacity, value, and validity in deploying predictive and prescriptive analytics for business forecasting and optimization, respectively. Cognitive analytics is basically the opposite of descriptive analytics. Pay attention!

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Jet Global

In a recent study by Mordor Intelligence , financial services, IT/telecom, and healthcare were tagged as leading industries in the use of embedded analytics. Healthcare is forecasted for significant growth in the near future. Read on for new ways to monetize your embedded analytics offerings.

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5 Sources of Data for Customer Analytics and Their Benefits

Smart Data Collective

Data analytics can assist you in figuring out why people abandon your brand or prefer alternative products instead. Predictive analytics, which analyses historical activities to uncover trends and forecast a specific event, can also predict if a customer is ready to churn or defect. Customer Experience Analytics.