Analytics

The simplest definition of Analytics is "the science of analysis". In reality, the word "Analytics" has not been properly defined by the professional community and may mean different things to different people. A simple and practical definition, however, would be how an entity(i.e., business) arrives at the most optimal or realistic decision from a variety of available options, based on existing data. Business managers may choose to make decisions based on past experiences or rule of thumb, or there might be other qualitative aspects to decision making; but unless there is data involved in the process, it would be considered beyond the purview of analytics. Another definition could be that Analytics is a field of study / profession that has applications in any field (business / social / political / home) where data is available.

Common applications of Analytics include the study of business data using statistical analysis in order to discover and understand historical patterns with an eye to predicting and improving business performance in the future.

by David Gould March 6, 2008

Analytics

A way for an organization in an industry to know who their customers are, how they behave, where they're located, and how best to reach them with their tentacles, not to mention more of them.

Analytics is the way an organization wants to govern your life and pull your strings.

by The Original Agahnim September 2, 2021

Analytics

A way for an organization to study human behavior to find the best way to reach people with their tentacles.

Analytics was how they got you suckered like an octopus tentacle.

by The Original Agahnim September 2, 2021

Analytics

The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics.

Content analytics is relevant in many industries.

by anonymous March 6, 2022

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When you are so goddamn bored that you just type the cookies policy of Urban Dictionary into the search bar.

Mark: Wow Marcus, how was your day?
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by AlownAgainstTheWorld May 25, 2023

flurry analytics

Flurry Analytics monitors everything that you do on your cell phone. Say goodbye to your privacy...

Person #1 Google keeps tabs on everyone.
Person #2 Flurry Analytics has even more data about people, which is hard to believe because Google can now access data about the temperature inside your home.

by Privacy Advocate January 15, 2014

YouTube Analytics

YouTube Analytics lets you see more specific data about your channels, assets, and audience. You can see how well one of your uploaded videos is doing well comparing to your others weather its averaging higher/lower in views.

Wow I thought my channel was going to do well but YouTube Analytics showed that no one is watching my videos! Time to quit!

by anonymous November 4, 2021