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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Though you may encounter the terms “data science” and “data analytics” being used interchangeably in conversations or online, they refer to two distinctly different concepts. Meanwhile, data analytics is the act of examining datasets to extract value and find answers to specific questions.

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Anomaly detection in machine learning: Finding outliers for optimization of business functions

IBM Big Data Hub

Anomalies are not inherently bad, but being aware of them, and having data to put them in context, is integral to understanding and protecting your business. The challenge for IT departments working in data science is making sense of expanding and ever-changing data points.