# Professor Anindya Ghose underscores the growing importance of data analytics

1 Faculty News May 8, 2016 ![CNBC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027305.jpg?itok=Ipx0jiaQ)>

Excerpt from [CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/07/critics-allege-big-data-can-be-discriminatory-but-is-it-really-bias.html) -- "'In my academic research and industry consulting, I have seen tremendous benefits accruing to firms, organizations and consumers alike from the use of data-driven decision-making, data science, and business analytics,' [Anindya Ghose](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/anindya-ghose), the director of Center for Business Analytics at New York University's Stern School of Business, said."

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