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Modern jet airliners record nearly one gigabyte of raw data per flight, almost double that recorded by jet airliners brought into service less than 10 years ago. Given this treasure trove of data, data analysis is an ever-important capability to convert these data into knowledge that permits understanding and achieving safe operations. Data analytics involves applying artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning (ML), among other approaches, to derive insights and identify meaningful relationships in the data.
AI is the study of developing simulated human intelligence in computer-based agents. ML, a subdiscipline of AI, involves development of prediction or decision algorithms that are not explicitly programmed to predict or decide but rather that learn from data representing past predictions or decisions. You may have experienced ML-enabled capabilities such as customized recommendations from Netflix or Amazon. …
