The document discusses predictive analytics and business analytics. It provides definitions of business analytics and its components including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Examples of how various companies have used analytics for competitive advantage are provided. The role of data and analytics in decision making is explored through examples such as Florence Nightingale's analysis of the causes of cholera outbreak. A framework for data-driven decision making including problem identification, data collection, preprocessing, model building, and communication is also summarized.
27. London Cholera Outbreak - 1854
Severe outbreak of cholera that occurred near Broad Street (now Broad wick
street) in Soho district of London in 1854.
More than 500 people died within 10 days of the outbreak, the mortality rate in
some parts of the city was as high as 12.8%.