Advanced analytics

Cluster Analytics

Clusters is a class of unsupervised machine learning algorithms used for classification of data points. It helps users understand the natural grouping or structure in a data set. For details see the Wikipedia article on cluster analysis.

Clusters groups data points into different clusters based on the algorithm chosen. Objects in the same group (cluster) are similar (in some sense or another) to each other than to those in other groups.

Trendline

Trendline identifies an increasing or decreasing trend in the data set. You can add an attribute to a Color, Shape or Trellis in Chart Builder for a report containing a trendline.

Trendline is a class of supervised machine learning algorithms used for regression analysis. It identifies the relationship among the data that helps predict future 'y' values given the 'x'. For details, see the Wikipedia articles on supervised learning and regression analysis.

Benchmark

The Benchmark functions have been added to 1-Click Advanced Analytics (in Beta). Benchmark provides a reference across the attributes of a measure via a line or band display. A Benchmark can be the Mean, Min, Max, Median, or a Constant of the measure value. A band is a range between two benchmark lines.