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What is business analytics? Using data to improve business outcomes

CIO Business Intelligence

Research firm Gartner defines business analytics as “solutions used to build analysis models and simulations to create scenarios, understand realities, and predict future states.”. What are the benefits of business analytics? Prescriptive analytics: What do we need to do? Examples of business analytics.

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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? In business analytics, this is the purview of business intelligence (BI). Diagnostic analytics uses data (often generated via descriptive analytics) to discover the factors or reasons for past performance. It is frequently used for economic and sales forecasting.

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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Overview: Data science vs data analytics Think of data science as the overarching umbrella that covers a wide range of tasks performed to find patterns in large datasets, structure data for use, train machine learning models and develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

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

FineReport

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. Descriptive analytics: Assessing historical trends, such as sales and revenue.

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Defining clear metrics to drive model adoption and value creation

Domino Data Lab

How do we track value enabled through better decision support such as a data science model or a diagnostic visualization versus an experienced manager making decisions? Still, we often lose context regarding the inputs, assumptions, and external factors that may impact a bottom-line result. But what about good decisions?

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

BizAcuity

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. Artificial Intelligence Analytics. Prescriptive Analytics: Prescriptive analytics is the most complex form of analytics.

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Birst Named to Constellation ShortList™ for Cloud-Based Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms for 4th Straight Time

Birst BI

The user can’t be assumed to be an internal user who can be trained, so intuitive visualization and interfaces are a must.”. The result is a consistent enterprise view that enables users with self-service analytics through world-class dashboards, drill-down reporting, visual discovery, mobile tools, and predictive analytics.