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Re:R Passes SAS, but Python Leaves Them Both Behind by halflings on Sunday March 05, 2017 @02:34PM (#13798021)
What word do you prefer to 'analytics', if we are talking about taking data and analysing it to extract insights?

This does not have to involve machine learning, and "pattern recognition" is an academic term (and might be confusing for laymen).

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Re:R Passes SAS, but Python Leaves Them Both Behind by xapata on Sunday March 05, 2017 @05:22PM (#13799162)
Why not just "analysis"?

Business people seem determined to invent new jargon when our current vocabulary is sufficient.

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Re:R Passes SAS, but Python Leaves Them Both Behind by R_haterade on Sunday March 05, 2017 @09:02PM (#13800218)
The euphemism treadmill makes my raises bigger.
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Re:R Passes SAS, but Python Leaves Them Both Behind by R_haterade on Sunday March 05, 2017 @03:24PM (#13798360)
Definitely agreed. But the word analytics means too many different things to too many different people at this point. I'm in favor of more words to differentiate each part.
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Re:R Passes SAS, but Python Leaves Them Both Behind by xapata on Sunday March 05, 2017 @05:25PM (#13799186)
Different types of analysis:

- descriptive analysis (clustering, summary statistics, etc.)

- predictive analysis / forecasting

- optimization

- automation

I suppose that last one involves engineering as well.

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Re:R Passes SAS, but Python Leaves Them Both Behind by R_haterade on Sunday March 05, 2017 @09:00PM (#13800211)
We try to do this as much as possible where I work.

It's... kinda working.

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