Predictive analytics, also know as data mining, is used to analyze information such as sales of consumer goods to identify trends and patterns and predict future outcomes. A retail chain could analyze ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM plans to buy business analytics company SPSS Inc for $1.2 billion in cash to better compete with Oracle Corp and SAP AG in the growing field of business intelligence.