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Seven Steps to Success for Predictive Analytics in Financial Services

Birst BI

A personal crystal ball that predicts your days ahead is what financial services firms everywhere want. Every day, these companies pose questions such as: Will this new client provide a good return on investment, relative to the potential risk? Is this existing client a termination risk? Will this next trade return a profit?

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What is data analytics? Analyzing and managing data for decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

What are the four types of data analytics? More specifically: Descriptive analytics uses historical and current data from multiple sources to describe the present state, or a specified historical state, by identifying trends and patterns. In business analytics, this is the purview of business intelligence (BI).

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Three Types of Actionable Business Analytics Not Called Predictive or Prescriptive

Rocket-Powered Data Science

Using the same statistical terminology, the conditional probability P(Y|X) (the probability of Y occurring, given the presence of precondition X) is an expression of predictive analytics. By exploring and analyzing the business data, analysts and data scientists can search for and uncover such predictive relationships.

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Improve Underwriting Using Data and Analytics

Cloudera

In this post, I’ll explore opportunities to enhance risk assessment and underwriting, especially in personal lines and small and medium-sized enterprises. Utilizing a variety of data sources creates a more accurate picture of risks. Insurance carriers are always looking to improve operational efficiency. Step one: gather the data.

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What Is The Difference Between Business Intelligence And Analytics?

datapine

On the other hand, BA is concerned with more advanced applications such as predictive analytics and statistic modeling. By using Business Intelligence and Analytics (ABI) tools, companies can extract the full potential out of their analytical efforts and make improved decisions based on facts.

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Incorporating Artificial Intelligence for Businesses : The Modern Approach to Data Analytics

BizAcuity

85% of AI (marketing) projects fail due to risk, confusion, and lack of upskilling among marketing teams.(Source: Not just banking and financial services, but many organizations use big data and AI to forecast revenue, exchange rates, cryptocurrencies and certain macroeconomic variables for hedging purposes and risk management.

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Prescriptive Analytics – a Winning Bet for Casinos

BizAcuity

Prescriptive analytics is the area of business analytics (BA) dedicated to finding the best course of action for a given situation. By banking on prescriptive analytics, casinos can not only prepare and plan to take make the most of future opportunities but also avoid and tackle any impending risks and problems.