Data Analytics

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Shepherd, I. and Hearne, G. 2019. Data Analytics. in: Evans, J. and Southall, H. (ed.) Data in society: challenging statistics in an age of globalisation UK Bristol University Press/Policy Press. pp. 35-45
Chapter titleData Analytics
AuthorsShepherd, I. and Hearne, G.
Abstract

This chapter sets out to illustrate the dictum that there is (almost) nothing new under the sun. More specifically, its goal is to make the unfamiliar familiar within the field of data analytics. The need for such a treatment can be gauged from the plethora of terms currently vying for attention in the contemporary data analysis landscape, which can be puzzling even for seasoned researchers. These terms include: data mining, data science, data analytics, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, and artificial intelligence. Hybrid terms such as ‘big data analytics’ are also emerging. As for the current front-runner term, data analytics, the evidence provided by the number of search engine hits reveals multiple competing versions subdivided by application domains, ranging from business analytics and crime analytics, to performance analytics, visual analytics, and many more. There is also an emerging software sub-industry providing tools for data analytics, many of which are named after the company which originally developed them.

Page range35-45
Book titleData in society: challenging statistics in an age of globalisation
EditorsEvans, J. and Southall, H.
PublisherBristol University Press/Policy Press
Place of publicationUK
ISBN
Hardcover9781447348221
Publication dates
Print21 Aug 2019
Publication process dates
Deposited21 Aug 2019
Accepted16 Aug 2018
Output statusPublished
Accepted author manuscript
Copyright Statement

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an extract/chapter published in Data in society: challenging statistics in an age of globalisation. Details of the definitive published version and how to purchase it are available online at: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/data-in-society

Web address (URL)https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/data-in-society
LanguageEnglish
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