Data Analytics

Question 1

Difference between “data analytics” and “data analysis”?

Answer 1

Analytics:
- focus on correlation.
- finding what is happening.
- "it" happens, don't care why.
Analysis:
- looks for causality.
- why is "it" happening.

Question 2

What is “Machine learning / Data Mining”?

Answer 2

Discovering useful information in data.

It blends traditional analysis with algorithms for big data.