Using the Library Information Resource Network (LIRN), JSTOR, or any other electronic journal database, research eight (8) peer-reviewed articles that can be used to answer the below assignment. Your discussion should summarize the articles in such a way that it can justify any arguments you may present in your assignment and should be different from the abstract.
Important: Please ensure that your reference for the article is in correct APA format, as your reference in your discussion post. Your summary MUST include ALL of the following in your DQ post (include every item in the bullet list below, or you will not receive full credit):
Do these in order:
In correct APA format, write the Reference of the article.
Clearly state what the article is about and its purpose.
Describe how you will use it in your upcoming assignment.
Repeat for a total of eight (8) peer-reviewed sources.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
How do you describe the importance of data in analytics?
Can one think of analytics without data? Explain.
Where does the data for business analytics come from?
What are the sources and the nature of that incoming data?
What are the most common metrics that make for analytics-ready data?
Why is the original/raw data not readily usable by analytics tasks?
How do you visualize the data?