Foundations of Business Analytics
Offered By: Pluralsight
Course Description
Overview
This course will be an introduction to business analytics by discussing the foundation through real-world use cases.
Being able to turn raw data into useful insights is the very purpose of business analytics. In the course, Foundations of Business Analytics, you’ll gain the ability to understand the type of analytics - descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive. First, you’ll explore the importance of using business analytics to solve business problems while understanding its limitations. Next, you’ll discover the tools available for analytics including applications, statistical packages, as well as programming languages. Finally, you’ll dive into the quality challenges while profiling, cleansing, and validating the data. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of business analytics needed to determine actionable insights and decision-making at your organization.
Being able to turn raw data into useful insights is the very purpose of business analytics. In the course, Foundations of Business Analytics, you’ll gain the ability to understand the type of analytics - descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive. First, you’ll explore the importance of using business analytics to solve business problems while understanding its limitations. Next, you’ll discover the tools available for analytics including applications, statistical packages, as well as programming languages. Finally, you’ll dive into the quality challenges while profiling, cleansing, and validating the data. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of business analytics needed to determine actionable insights and decision-making at your organization.
Syllabus
- Course Overview 1min
- Demonstrate Understanding of the Importance of Business Analytics 10mins
- Identify and Analyze Different Types of Business Analytics 8mins
- Apply Knowledge of Different Applications of Business Analytics 10mins
- Analyze and Propose Strategies 9mins
- Demonstrate Understanding of Different Data Types 10mins
- Apply Data Quality Assessment Techniques 11mins
Taught by
Thomas LeBlanc
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