Machine learning, knowledge discovery from data and related areas experienced strong development in the 1990s. Both in academia and industry, the research on these topics was advancing quickly. Naturally, methodologies for projects in these areas, now referred to as data analytics, become a necessity.
Think back your first chemistry or biology lab course. As you entered into a lab, what was the first thing that were taught? It was not Chemistry or Biology. For most of us, the first instruction in lab course were about how to perform basic tasks like cleaning the equipment, zeroing the scale, labeling the …
It is possible to do lot of data work using Excel, Tableau, or any other Business Intelligence tools that have graphical interfaces. These BI tools are known for taking any kind of data from almost any system, and turning it into actionable insights with speed and ease. These tools are easy to use due to …
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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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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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 …
Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion – W. Edwards Deming, noted Statistician, Professor, Author, and Lecturer “The sexiest job of the 21st century.” Data scientist, a title that didn’t even exist before 2008, is now the position employers can’t hire enough of and job seekers strive to become. There is good reason …