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Jennifer Bresnick: 3 main types of big data analytics
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Mon, 09/11/2017 - 15:20
- Descriptive analytics can tell organizations what has already happened by using historical datasets to report upon events in the past.
- Predictive analytics tell users what is likely to happen by using historical patterns to infer how future events are likely to unfold.
- Prescriptive analytics takes prediction one step further by showing providers what they can do about it. Essentially, it’s decision support.
Source: Health IT Analytics, August 31, 2017
Source URL: https://healthitanalytics.com/news/the-difference-between-cl...
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