What is the difference between descriptive and prescriptive analytics?

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  1. TESTRIQ QA LAB

    “Descriptive analytics summarizes past data to show "What happened." Prescriptive analytics goes even further. It uses predictive models to suggest the best steps to reach a specific goal.”

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