INTRODUCTION

 A General Introduction to Data Analytics is an essential guide to understand and use data analytics. This book is written using easy-tounderstand terms and does not require familiarity with statistics or programming. The authors—noted experts in the field—highlight an explanation of the intuition behind the basic data analytics techniques. The text also contains exercises and illustrative examples.

 Social network analysis, working with text, and recommender systems. The learning resources offer:

• A guide to the reasoning behind data mining techniques

• A unique illustrative example that extends throughout all the chapters

• Exercises at the end of each chapter and larger projects at the end of each of the text’s two main parts

Features

1. Data Processing

One of the most important features of big data analytics solutions is data processing. Data processing involves raw data collection and organization to derive inferences. Data modeling takes complex data sets and displays them in a visual diagram or chart. This process makes them digestible and easy to interpret for users trying to utilize that data to make decisions.

2. Predictive Applications

Identity management (or identity and access management) is the organizational process for controlling who has access to your data. It manages data for everything that has access to a system, including individual users, computer hardware and software applications.

3. Analytics

Big data analytics tools offer a variety of analytics packages and modules. Risk analytics, for example, is the study of the uncertainty surrounding a given action. It can combine with forecasting to minimize the negative impact of future events. Risk analytics allow users to mitigate these risks by clearly defining and understanding their organization’s tolerance for and exposure to risk.

4. Reporting

Another vital feature of big data is reporting. Reporting functions keep users on top of their business. Real-time reporting gathers minute-by-minute data and relays it to you, typically in an intuitive dashboard format. This process allows users to make snap decisions in heavily time-constrained situations and be prepared and competitive in a society that moves at the speed of light.

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