analytics

[an-l-it-iks]

noun

1. (used with a singular verb),  the science of logical analysis.

2. (used with a singular verb),  the analysis of data, typically large sets of business data, by the use of mathematics, statistics, and computer software.

   digital marketers with a strong knowledge of Web analytics;

   selecting the best analytics tools.

3. (used with a plural verb),  the patterns and other meaningful information gathered from the analysis of data.

   an abundance of actionable analytics to help you deliver a better customer experience.

Word History and Origins

Origin of analytics¹

First recorded in 1580–90; analytic, -ics

Example Sentences

“Coding has been the first breakout category of tools revolutionized by AI,” said Barry McCardel, co-founder and chief executive of data analytics startup Hex, based in San Francisco.

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Preliminary data showed shoppers were out in force for Black Friday sales, with a record $11.8 billion spent online Friday, according to Adobe Analytics, up 9% from last year.

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For three decades, Minerva Analytics has championed a simple principle: Stewardship should always reflect the investor’s voice—not ours, not a trade association’s and certainly not a politician’s.

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From January through August, the U.S. collected about $2.6 billion in tariffs on imports of the newly exempted items, according to a study of census data by the analytics firm Trade Partnership Worldwide.

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Bill James — the godfather of baseball analytics, who coined the phrase sabermetric in the late 1970s — did not revolutionize the way the sports industry looked at data so we could have more prop bets.

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