A - Definitions
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ad hoc analysis
Ad hoc analysis is a business intelligence (BI) process designed to answer a specific business question by using company data from various sources.
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advanced analytics
Advanced analytics is a broad category of inquiry that can be used to help drive changes and improvements in business practices.
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analytic database
An analytic database, also called an analytical database, is a read-only system that stores historical data on business metrics such as sales performance and inventory levels.
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asset turnover ratio
The asset turnover ratio is a measurement that shows how efficiently a company is using its owned resources to generate revenue or sales.
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association rules
Association rules are 'if-then' statements, that help to show the probability of relationships between data items, within large data sets in various types of databases.