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Business intelligence data mining

• Do predictive analytics projects require data scientists?

  Expert Mark Whitehorn explains what skills are required for predictive modeling -- and whether business users can do the work of data scientists.  Continue Reading

• What is social media analytics software, and what does it do?

  Learn the basics of what social media analytics software is and how it and text analytics can benefit companies. Get a definition of and use case for social media analytics.  Continue Reading

• Customer data you should collect for your customer analytics program

  Every piece of customer data you can collect is potentially important to your customer analytics program, according to customer data analytics expert Richard Snow. Find out why.  Continue Reading

• Analytics and integration software for collecting customer data

  If you’re collecting customer data for analysis, learn about options such as data integration technology and third-party systems for collecting customer data from external sources.  Continue Reading

• Is your company primed for social media analytics?

  Are some companies primed to get more use out of social media analytics than others are? Find out, plus learn how a social media analytics strategy compares to BI strategies.  Continue Reading

• What are the top business intelligence software tools for SMBs?

  Get expert advice on finding the top business intelligence software for small and -to-medium-sized companies. Plus, learn the best way to choose an analytics or BI SMB tool.  Continue Reading

• Examining different data access methods: OLAP and data mining

  Learn about the different types of data access methods including OLAP and data mining, find out about using query languages to access data warehouses and SQL and OLAP's role in accessing data.  Continue Reading

• Building a career in data warehousing/business intelligence

  How can you start a career in the data warehousing/business intelligence (DW/BI) space? Find out in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• Data mining uses in vertical industries

  Get examples of how data mining is used in vertical industries, such as retail, manufacturing, healthcare, financial and telecommunications.  Continue Reading

• Data warehousing, data mining and data querying: Terms and definitions

  Learn the difference between data warehousing, data mining and data querying.  Continue Reading

• Data mining in the healthcare industry

  Learn the advantages of data mining in the healthcare industry, according to our analytics expert, William McKnight.  Continue Reading

• Data mining tools: Advantages and disadvantages of implementation

  Learn the advantages and disadvantages of data mining tools and of implementing data mining technology.  Continue Reading

• Is data mining reliable?

  Data mining does not stand alone on its own merits within an organization, expert William McKnight advises.  Continue Reading

• Defining web business intelligence (WBI), data mining and data warehousing

  Analytics expert William McKnight defines web intelligence (WI) -- often referred to as web business intelligence (WBI) -- and explains the differences between data mining and data warehousing.  Continue Reading