What is the difference between Data Analytics and Business Analytics?

Most Business Managers use Data Analytics and Business Analytics terms interchangeably. However, there is subtle difference between these terms and subtleties are based on the end usage of the analysis. In this blog, we will try to understand these minor but important differences between Data Analytics and Business Analytics. What is Data Analytics? Data Analytics …

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Introduction to R Programming – Part 3 – R Objects (The Vectors)

The first step in learning R programming is getting familiar with basic R objects and their structure. The fundamental data object in R is a vector. In this article we will define the R objects, create different types of vector objects and understand some of its properties. What is R Object? When R is running, …

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Getting started with R – Part 2: RStudio installation guide

This is the second post in the “Getting Started with R Programming” series. In the previous post, we discussed the processes for getting the R programme from the CRAN website. We also constructed simple R code, created a scatter plot, and stored the code in .R source file.The R programme features a very simple graphical …

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What R is and what it is not?

R, as a programming language, has been evolving and developing over the last 20 years. Its goal is quite clear to make it easy and flexible to perform comprehensive statistical computing, data exploration, and visualization. In this blog, we will look at some of the advantages of R, its inheritance from S language and its limitations.

What is Data Mining, and how is it used in Business?

Data mining is used to search for valuable information from vast amount of data collected over time. The information may be certain patterns or relationships that exists within a data. Businesses use data mining as an important decision making tool. Business Use cases of Data Mining The computer manufacturer – Dell, was interested in improving …

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What are different types of Data Science Roles?

Data science is the practice of using data to try to understand and solve real-world problems. If you’ve looked into the different areas of data science, you may be familiar with Drew Conway’s popular data science Venn diagram. In Conway’s opinion (at the time of the diagram’s creation), data science fell into the intersection of …

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