What is descriptive analytics and how is it used by business teams?

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Descriptive analytics summarizes historical data to show what happened.
It uses dashboards, reports, and charts to highlight trends and patterns.
In my project, we used descriptive analytics to track monthly sales performance.
Operations teams monitored order fulfillment and error rates.
Marketing teams analyzed campaign responses to improve targeting.
It helps teams identify areas needing attention or improvement.
Descriptive analytics forms the basis for deeper predictive or prescriptive insights.

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