Homework: Business Intelligence
• How do you describe the importance of data in analytics? Can we think of analytics without data? Explain.
• Considering the new and broad definition of business analytics, what are the main inputs and outputs to the analytics continuum?
• Where do the data for business analytics come from? What are the sources and the nature of those incoming data?
• What are the most common metrics that make for analytics-ready data?
• Go to data.gov-a U.S. government-sponsored data portal that has a very large number of data sets on a wide variety of topics ranging from healthcare to education, climate to public safety. Pick a topic that you are most passionate about. Go through the topic-specific information and explanation provided on the site. Explore the possibilities of downloading the data, and use your favorite data visualization tool to create your own meaningful information and visualizations.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.