Market Data
Historical price and volume data for financial markets that can be used to backtest trading strategies.Transactional Data
Historical transactions such as purchases. For example, an ecommerce firm might look for purchasing patterns to optimize marketing such as product suggestions.Sensor Data
Data from sensors such as historical weather data that is used in a variety of research initiatives.Natural Language
Natural language data such as social media posts that can be used for research and to support decision making in areas such as marketing.Process Data
Data generated by processes such as inventory data generated by a logistics process. This is often used to look for optimizations such as a bottleneck that can be cleared.Machine Data
Data generated by software and hardware. For example, operational data generated by solar panels that is used to produce daily efficiency reports for a utility company.Notes
The term "historical" in the context of data analysis simply means that data isn't realtime or near-realtime. In other words, historical data might be just a few hours old.| Overview: Analytical Data | ||
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Definition | Historical data that is used to support decision making and/or research. | |
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