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Decades (at least) of businessanalytics writings have focused on the power, perspicacity, value, and validity in deploying predictive and prescriptive analytics for business forecasting and optimization, respectively. Now that we have described predictive and prescriptive analytics in detail, what is there left?
This approach is repeatable, minimizes dependence on manual controls, harnesses technology and AI for data management and integrates seamlessly into the digital product development process. The introduction of generative AI (genAI) and the rise of natural language dataanalytics will exacerbate this problem.
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