The source list
Analyst research2022–2024
Data-preparation and analyst time-allocation research
Forrester
What this label means
Structured method, but the publisher sells advice in this market.
Citation
- Publisher
- Forrester
- Title
- Data-preparation and analyst time-allocation research
- Date
- 2022–2024
- Provenance
- Analyst research
- Method
- Practitioner surveys and client data across data and analytics teams.
- What it does not show
- The 80% is an upper bound frequently quoted as an average. Preparation removed is not insight gained.
- Full reference
- Forrester. Data-preparation and analyst time-allocation research. 2022–2024
Where this source appears
Cited on 1 field guide. The claim drawn from it on each one is reproduced below, so you can check the reading against the source itself.
Analytics
Analysts spend up to about 80% of their time on data preparation and manual reporting.
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