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baseline filter
A filter that returns a group of records to serve as a basis for comparison. For example, use the year 2012 as a baseline filter for profit, to compare profit earned in another year with profit earned in 2012.
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filter, record
big data analysis
The practice of analyzing, exploring, filtering, loading, segmenting, and studying massive quantities of data. Big data analysis uses statistics to describe qualities and predict trends in these data repositories.
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analysis, BIRT Analytics, data repository
BIRT Analytics
An application, including a data repository, data loader, and web service, that supports big data analysis.
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big data analysis, BIRT Analytics Administration
BIRT Analytics Administration
A BIRT Analytics system administration tool that runs as a browser-based application. The administrative user has full permission to modify all configurable features of the BIRT Analytics system.
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BIRT Analytics
BIRT Analytics Loader module
A tool that extracts, transforms, and loads records from an external data source to FastDB.
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BIRT Analytics, BIRT Analytics Administration, FastDB
Bubble analysis
A tool that supports viewing a spatial distribution of data with respect to two axes.
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analysis, Crosstab analysis, Evolution analysis, Map analysis, Pareto analysis, Profile analysis, Venn analysis