Rocket-Powered Data Science

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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. How do predictive and prescriptive analytics fit into this statistical framework?

Business Analytics 157

Business Analytics Prescriptive Analytics Analytics Diagnostic Analytics 157

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2022

Predictive analytics is the use of techniques such as statistical modeling, forecasting, and machine learning to make predictions about future outcomes. Prescriptive analytics: What do we need to do? Simplilearn adds a fourth technique : Diagnostic analytics: Why is it happening?

Business Analytics 131

Business Analytics Prescriptive Analytics Data mining Diagnostic Analytics 131

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Prescriptive analytics: Prescriptive analytics predicts likely outcomes and makes decision recommendations. An electrical engineer can use prescriptive analytics to digitally design and test out various electrical systems to see expected energy output and predict the eventual lifespan of the system’s components.

Data Science 80

Data Science Data Analytics Prescriptive Analytics Analytics 80

Jet Global

MAY 1, 2023

Leading research and consultancy company, Gartner describes the path that businesses take as they move to higher levels: Descriptive Analytics: Describe what happened (e.g., Diagnostic Analytics: No longer just describing. Predictive Analytics: If x, then y (e.g., sales went up, and here’s a chart depicting that trend).

Analytics 52

Analytics Cost-Benefit Visualization Dashboards 52