With Watson Analytics, there is really no structured programming involved. The Watson Analytics interface does allow you to create solutions or views—using the Assemble feature for example—for reuse by yourself and others. These views can be either dashboards (we created one earlier in this chapter) or stories. A story is just another style of view, but one that contains a number of "views" that are displayed in order over a set period of time.
Stories are really pretty close to a dashboard in that you choose assets you created with Explore and Predict, but also provide an account of those assets over a span of time and attempt to drive a conclusion or make a recommendation.
Rather than programming, Watson Analytics provides you with the ability to simply and easily:
- Explore and refine the information you have
- Make predictions using the results of your explorations and refinements
- Assemble artifacts from your explorations and predictions into a presentation