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Scott Shaw, Andreas François Vermeulen, Ankur Gupta and David Kjerrumgaard, Practical Hive, 10.1007/978-1-4842-0271-5_8

8. Hive Analytics

Scott Shaw, Andreas François Vermeulen2, Ankur Gupta3 and David Kjerrumgaard4

(1)Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

(2)West Kilbride North Ayrshire, UK

(3)Uxbridge, UK

(4)Henderson, Nevada, USA

Analytics is the scientific procedure of transforming data into understanding by implementing value-added decisions. So what is Hive analytics? Hive analytics is the practical use of the Hive system to achieve business value.

The objectives of this chapter are to:

  • Understand the fundamental building blocks of Hive analytics.

  • Understand the fundamental business ...

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