up:: [[Computing MOC]]
tags:: #on/data-analytics
# Types of Data Analytics Problems
There are six types of problems that are common in data analytics:
**Making predictions**: using data to make an informed decision about how things may be in the future
**Categorizing Things**: assigning information to different groups based on common features
**Spotting something unusual**: identifying data that's different from the norm
**Identifying themes**: Grouping categorized information into broader concepts
**Discovering connections**: finding similar challenges faced by different entities and combining data and insights to address them
**Finding patterns**: using historical data to understand what happened in the past and is likely to happen again
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> [!createdat] Created at: [[2024-11-26]]