Basics of Data Analytics
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Ch. 1 Introduction to Data Analytics
• What is data analytics?
• Modern Data Ecosystem
• Key Players in the Data Ecosystem
• Need of Data Analytics
• Applications
Data
• Raw Data
• Information / Processed data
• Various forms of data
What is Data Analytics?
• Data analytics takes raw data and turns it into useful information.
• It uses various tools and methods to discover patterns and solve
problems with data.
• Data analytics helps businesses make better decisions and grow.
• Data analytics help a business optimize its performance, perform
more efficiently, maximize profit, or make more strategically-guided
decisions.
Ways to Use Data Analytics
1. Improved Decision Making:
It eliminates guesswork and manual tasks.
Be it choosing the right content, planning marketing campaigns, or developing products.
Organizations can use the insights they gain from data analytics to make informed
decisions. Thus, leading to better outcomes and customer satisfaction.
2. Better Customer Service:
It allows you to tailor customer service according to their needs.
It also provides personalization and builds stronger relationships with customers.
Analyzed data can reveal information about customers’ interests, concerns, and more.
It helps you give better recommendations for products and services.
3. Effective Marketing:
Data analytics gives you valuable insights into how your campaigns are performing.
This helps in fine-tuning them for optimal outcomes.
Additionally, you can also find potential customers who are most likely to interact with a
campaign and convert into leads.
Applications of Data Analytics
• Business Analytics
• The large volume of data generated helps in business analytics by personalizing the customer
experience and helping make informed and logical business decisions.
• Healthcare Analytics
• The healthcare industry requires data analytics for better resource availability preparation,
meeting abrupt treatment facility requirements and increasing checkup efficiency.
• Social Media Analytics
• Data analytics benefit social media by analyzing the audience specifications, preferences and
behaviors. It helps optimize the content per the customer requirement, provides insight into
campaign performance and optimizes influencer marketing by acting on suitable targets
• Sports Analytics
• The pre and post-game data generated during different games and activities helps analyze
players’ performance, devise the in-game strategy, identify hidden talents, and interpret the
sports lovers’ preferences and requirements.