An insight into big data analytics — Methods and application

Advancement in the latest technology has made researchers to generate data at a faster pace and collect the data in an efficient manner. Prior to the invention of computers, data collection, storage and processing was a tedious task. Hence, researchers were able to perform the analysis on data samples. But with the rapid development of computer and communication technologies, big data analytics play a major role where the prototype transition of human perception about our living world evolved. This paper discusses how traditional data analytics differs from big data analytics, the three methods of data analytics and also applications of big data with regard to business, social and scientific applications.