# Descriptive Analytics

Skill · Data Science, Analytics and AI/ML

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/descriptive-analytics

Descriptive analytics is the process of analyzing historical data to summarize what has happened in a business or system, using tools like dashboards, reports, and basic statistical summaries. Analysts and business intelligence professionals use it as the foundational step before predictive or prescriptive analytics, helping organizations understand past performance and trends.

## Roles that use Descriptive Analytics

- [Management Consultant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/management-consultant) — 1

Related skills: [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql), [Business Intelligence](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/business-intelligence), [Predictive Analytics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/predictive-analytics)

## Open roles requiring Descriptive Analytics (1)

- [Associate Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, Performance Analytics (12 months fixed term)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/73cd1b8a-63fa-4dc0-ac14-f0058d71255b/associate-managing-consultant-advisors-consulting-services-performance) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Contract