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Explained: How Predictive Analytics and Data Mining Fit Together

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Predictive analytics and data mining are often used interchangeably, but they address very different parts of the same process We’ll explain how each technique works, why you need them, and how they work together. Predictive Analytics Explained Predictive analytics prepare you for what’s on the horizon. While total accuracy is impossible, the best predictive analytics and modeling platforms provide an informed, insightful picture. They do this by interpreting past and current data from as many sources as possible to identify patterns and build models that can project these trends into the future. By combining descriptive and diagnostic analytics, predictive analytics algorithms gain a good sense of what happened and why, in order to pinpoint similar conditions in the future. Real-Life Uses of Predictive Analytics Every business wants to reduce risk and plan efficiently for the future, so it’s hardly surprising that predictive analytics has been embraced by companies across a wide range

WFH? Meet Your New Favorite CAD Tools

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For some of us, working from home presents new challenges. Away from the office, you may need to be more self-sufficient than before, communicate more clearly, or simply keep your skills from stagnating. Your CAD software can help. Check out these tools from Creo. Some are new; others you’ve had all along. Each of them can help you flourish, even in difficult circumstances: [Note. If you haven't been able to access your licenses from home, contact our support team. “PTC is committed to getting you productive immediately, even if it means granting you your own license,” writes Brian Thompson, DVP and GP, CAD Segment. “Please, just call our technical support team. Our professionals will work with you to get you up and running as soon as possible.”] Real-Time Guidance: When You Don’t Have Time for All the Back and Forth How’s your design progressing? Don’t wait to get back to the office to confirm design direction. Instead, use Creo Simulation Live (CSL) to get real-time directional g