analytics

The Evolving Role of Analytics in Strategic Financial Management

Analytics technology is becoming integral to the field of finance. The market for financial analytics services is projected to be worth over $11 billion within the next five years. Analytics is particularly important for developing strategic financial management policies. Strategic Financial Management or strategic finance is a process to help a company’s finances. It sounds easy but can be very time-consuming. Fortunately, companies can use analytics technology to streamline many of these processes and handle them more efficiently.

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The Role of Cookies in Analytics and Privacy Issues they Raise

here are a lot of issues in big data that warrant discussion. It is important to be aware of the different online data analytics metrics and tools used to track people online, since they shape the direction of big data technology. It is interesting how one word – cookies can mean different things. In the modern world of IT technology, you will think first regarding cookies, not as homemade fresh sweet things made by granny; you will imagine something that helps you not insert everyday passwords on different websites.

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The Danger of Making Decisions based upon Averages

If you make decisions based upon averages, at best, you’ll get average results” During the 1950s[1], United States Air Force pilots were having trouble controlling their planes. The problem turned out to be the cockpit, or more specifically, the fact that the cockpit had just one design: one designed for the 1920’s average pilot. The Air Force concluded that they simply needed to update their measurement of the average pilot, adjust the cockpit accordingly, and the pilot handling troubles would go away.

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Crucial Benefits of Collecting and Analyzing Data for Modern Businesses

The market for big data is expected to be worth $274 billion by next year. This is hardly surprising, since so many businesses depend on data analytics to draw useful insights on every aspect of their business model. Analytics is one of the most powerful tools that modern businesses possess. Any business that is ready to embrace data analytics will have access to a wealth of information on their industry, customer base, competitors and more.

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Data Analytics is the Biggest Breakthrough in Stock Tracking in a Century

Data analytics technology has been incredibly useful in the field of finance. It is projected that the financial analytics market will be worth $16.9 billion by 2027. Analytics has been particularly useful when it comes to stock market investing. A growing number of investors are using analytics tools to track their performance and improve their trading strategies… Read more

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Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Pricing

Limitations on physical interactions throughout the world have reshaped our lives and habits. And while the pandemic has been disrupting the majority of industries, e-commerce has been thriving. This article covers how reinforcement learning for dynamic pricing helps retailers refine their pricing strategies to increase profitability and boost customer engagement and loyalty. In dynamic pricing, we want an agent to set optimal prices based on market conditions. In terms of RL concepts, actions are all of the possible prices and states, market conditions, except for the current price of the product or service.

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Big Data Analytics Has Potential to Massively Disrupt the Stock Market

Big data is changing the nature of the financial industry in countless ways. The market for data analytics in the banking industry alone is expected to be worth $5.4 billion by 2026. However, the impact of big data on the stock market is likely to be even greater. Automated trading software is fast changing the approach a lot of individuals take to investing. A good example of this, an investment strategy like Fibonacci trading uses the Fibonacci sequence.

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