Data Analytics
Data Analytics
Data Analytics
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What is Data Analytics?
Descriptive analytics
- uses data to understand past and present
Predictive analytics
- analyzes past performance
Prescriptive analytics
- uses optimization techniques
DATA
- collected facts and figures
DATABASE
- collection of computer files containing data
INFORMATION
- comes from analyzing data
Records
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• IBM estimates that by 2015 4.4 million jobs will be created globally to support big data
• 1.9 million of these jobs will be in the United States
Types of Data
• When collecting or gathering data we collect data from
individuals cases on particular variables.
• A variable is a unit of data collection whose value can vary.
• Variables can be defined into types according to the level of
mathematical scaling that can be carried out on the data.
• There are four types of data or levels of measurement:
1. Categorical (Nominal) 2. Ordinal
3. Interval 4. Ratio
Data for Business Analytics
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Male Yes
Female No
Nominal data
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Interval and ratio data
• Both interval and ratio data are examples of scale data.
• Scale data:
• data is in numeric format ($50, $100, $150)
•data that can be measured on a continuous scale
• the distance between each can be observed and as a result measured
• the data can be placed in rank order.
Interval data
Model:
An abstraction or representation of a real system, idea, or object
Captures the most important features
Can be a written or verbal description, a visual display, a
mathematical formula, or a spreadsheet representation
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• For example, the use of mathematical programming for revenue management is common for
organizations that have “perishable” goods (e.g., rental cars, hotel rooms, airline seats).
• Harrah’s has been using revenue management for hotel room pricing for some time.
Organizational Transformation
BI Applications
• Analysis of clickstream data
• Customer profitability analysis
• Customer segmentation analysis
• Product recommendations
• Campaign management
• Pricing
• Forecasting
• Dashboards
The Nature of the Industry
• Online retailers like Amazon.com and Overstock.com are high
volume operations who rely on analytics to compete.
• When you enter their sites a cookie is placed on your PC and all
clicks are recorded.
• Based on your clicks and any search terms, recommendation
engines decide what products to display.
• After you purchase an item, they have additional information
that is used in marketing campaigns.
• Customer segmentation analysis is used in deciding what
promotions to send you.
• How profitable you are influences how the customer care center
treats you.
• A pricing team helps set prices and decides what prices are
needed to clear out merchandise.
• Forecasting models are used to decide how many items to
order for inventory.
• Dashboards monitor all aspects of organizational performance
Analytics Help the Cincinnati Zoo Know Its Customers
• What management, organization, and technology factors were
behind the Cincinnati Zoo losing opportunities to increase
revenue?
• Why was replacing legacy point-of-sale systems and
implementing a data warehouse essential to an information
system solution?
• How did the Cincinnati Zoo benefit from business intelligence?
How did it enhance operational performance and decision
making? What role was played by predictive analytics?
• Visit the IBM Cognos Web site and describe the business
intelligence tools that would be the most useful for the
Cincinnati Zoo.