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 --- > [!createdat] Created at: [[2024-11-26]]