predictive analytics

Advanced 👥 Human Resources

Definition

Using statistical models and historical data to forecast HR outcomes like turnover, performance, or hiring needs. It's HR pretending to be data science, with varying degrees of actual predictive power and ethical implications.

Example Usage

Their predictive analytics model identified flight risk employees with 75% accuracy, allowing managers to proactively address retention before resignations.

Origin

Borrowed from business intelligence and data science fields, applied to HR in 2010s as 'people analytics' matured

Fun Fact

While predictive analytics sounds sophisticated, most models just identify obvious patterns like 'people who get promoted stay longer'—though they can still provide valuable insights at scale.

Source: People analytics and HR technology

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