Word of the Day: visual analytics

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |November 10, 2017

visual analytics Visual analytics is a form of inquiry in which data that provides insight into solving a problem is displayed in an interactive, graphical manner. The approach uses data visualization technologies to help data scientists and other professionals identify trends, patterns and relationships in the data they are working with. Packaged visual analytics software tools make it easier for non-technical users to use by including drag-and-drop options for setting and modifying analytical parameters. Like other types of business intelligence (BI) and business analytics (BA) initiatives, visual analytics applications must incorporate effective data management strategies in order to integrate, unify and standardize data coming from different source systems. Visual analytics is especially helpful in applications involving large, complex data sets and analytical processes that require a high degree of monitoring and interaction -- for example, big data analytics and data mining uses. Opportunities for deploying visual analytics capabilities continue to evolve and grow with the broader adoption of technologies such as mobile business intelligence and location intelligence software. Quote of the Day "The BI world has spent the last few years focusing on making reports visually compelling and easy to create, but there's a lot more to a good report than how it looks." - Mico Yuk   Trending Terms data visualization data scientist mobile business intelligence location intelligence data management business analytics   Learning Center Many businesses use BI reporting systems wrong, but they can improve Consultant Mico Yuk offers tips to help businesses avoid some of the most common pitfalls in using BI reporting systems. Visual data analytics make genomics in healthcare possible One hospital is using Tableau's visual data analytics software to effectively leverage genomics in healthcare and improve patient care. Doors opening for open source data visualization tools Users of open source data visualization tools say the technologies have become more polished and functional, enabling them to handle much of the visualization load from companies. The other intersection of IoT and analytics While BI technology is reasonably mature, we are yet to see exactly where the IoT train is headed and how it will manifest itself in the business world. Visualizing data forces BI teams to take a deep look at corporate info Data visualizations have become key components of BI applications. But there's more than meets the eye to visualizing data for end users through the use of data visualization tools. Writing for Business The ability to visualize data is important now and will only become _______ in the future. a. more so b. moreso Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.