Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "analytics" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "analytics" over time.
Analytics is the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics. It is used for the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data, which also falls under and directly relates to the umbrella term, data science. Analytics also entails applying data patterns toward effective decision-making. It can be valuable in areas rich with recorded information; analytics relies on the simultaneous application of statistics, computer programming, and operations research to quantify performance. Read more on Wikipedia