data-driven
Guided by numbers
Data-driven describes decisions, methods, or processes guided primarily by empirical evidence rather than intuition or tradition.
A data-driven approach relies on collected information to shape strategy: The company made data-driven decisions about which products to develop.
The term became ubiquitous in business and technology contexts during the early 21st century, sometimes as genuine methodology, sometimes as buzzword.
Supported by verified data
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
objective · rigorous · scientific · fact-based · reproducible · measurable · verifiable · statistical
Algorithms that improve from data
- pattern recognitionIdentifying regularities in inputs
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- regressionReturn to former state
deep learning · neural networks · algorithms · forecasting · correlation · trend analysis · segmentation · natural language processing
Measurable performance benchmarks
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
- performance metricsQuantifiable measures of effectiveness
- dashboardsVehicle information panels
business intelligence · decision-making · optimization · conversion rates · competitive analysis · market research · targeting · personalization
Source-to-destination data process
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- cloud computingInternet-delivered digital infrastructure
- APIsSoftware communication protocols
- real-time processingComputation without perceptible delay
scalability · automation · integration · streaming · batch processing · SQL · schemas · metadata
evidence-based
Supported by verified data
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
analytical · objective · rigorous · scientific · fact-based · reproducible · measurable · verifiable · statistical · experimental
machine learning
Algorithms that improve from data
- pattern recognitionIdentifying regularities in inputs
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
regression · deep learning · neural networks · algorithms · forecasting · correlation · trend analysis · segmentation · natural language processing · A/B testing
KPIs
Measurable performance benchmarks
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
- performance metricsQuantifiable measures of effectiveness
dashboards · business intelligence · decision-making · optimization · conversion rates · competitive analysis · market research · targeting · personalization · attribution
ETL
Source-to-destination data process
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- cloud computingInternet-delivered digital infrastructure
- APIsSoftware communication protocols
real-time processing · scalability · automation · integration · streaming · batch processing · SQL · schemas · metadata · dashboards
- Eduspeakpedagogy, curriculum mapping, scaffolding, rubric, formative
- tech buzzwordsAI, cloud, blockchain, synergy, disrupt
- tech methodsagile, debugging, scrum, testing, kanban
- work stylescollaborative, hierarchical, agile, flexible, structured
- adaptive learningadaptive learning, personalized learning, individualized education, individualized, differentiation
- programming paradigmsobject-oriented, functional, procedural, declarative, imperative
data-drivenintuitive
Known without reasoning
seat-of-the-pants · subjective · impulsive · arbitrary · off-the-cuff
data-drivenfaith-based
Grounded in spiritual belief
ideological · dogmatic · speculative · a priori · unfounded
data-drivenego-driven
Motivated by self-importance
hierarchical · top-down · conventional · rule-of-thumb · ad-hoc
drive, driven, driver, data, database, dataset, dataflow, databank, driveable