{"id":5364,"date":"2016-12-12T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/?p=5364"},"modified":"2017-01-27T09:52:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T15:52:14","slug":"the-differences-between-business-analytics-and-business-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/the-differences-between-business-analytics-and-business-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Business Analytics and Business Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business <em>analytics<\/em> (also known as data analytics) and business <em>analysis<\/em> are terms often used interchangeably. While both of these fields involve data or system analysis, what is done with the data and what skill sets are required can be very different.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick guide to help you understand the similarities and differences between the two fields.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5365\" src=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/12\/Chart_Difference-between-business-analysis-analytics.jpg\" alt=\"chart_difference-between-business-analysis-analytics\" width=\"660\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/12\/Chart_Difference-between-business-analysis-analytics.jpg 660w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/12\/Chart_Difference-between-business-analysis-analytics-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/12\/Chart_Difference-between-business-analysis-analytics-389x460.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more about Capella University\u2019s programs in business analytics and business analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/bachelors-it-data-analytics\/\"><em>Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, minor in Data Analytics<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/masters-analytics\/\"><em>Master of Science in Analytics<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/certificate-analytics-sas\/\">Certificate in Analytics Using SAS<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/certificate-advanced-analytics-sas\/\">Certificate in Advanced Analytics Using SAS<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><em>See graduation rates, median student debt, and other information at <a href=\"http:\/\/capellaresults.org\/outcomes.asp\">Capella Results<\/a>.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business analysis and business analytics are often used interchangeably. While both fields involve data or system analysis, each contributes to the bottom line in different ways. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":5368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,325],"tags":[34],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5364"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5550,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5364\/revisions\/5550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}