Build Data Analysis and Business Modeling Skills
Gain the ability to apply statistics and data analysis tools to various business applications.
About This Specialization
The Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization is designed to equip you with a basic understanding of business data analysis tools and techniques. You’ll master essential spreadsheet functions, build descriptive business data measures, and develop your aptitude for data modeling. You’ll also explore basic probability concepts, including measuring and modeling uncertainty, and you’ll use various data distributions, along with the Linear Regression Model, to analyze and inform business decisions. The Specialization culminates with a Capstone Project in which you’ll apply the skills and knowledge you’ve gained to an actual business problem.
To successfully complete all course assignments, students must have access to a Windows version of Microsoft Excel 2010 or later.
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5 courses
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Projects
Designed to help you practice and apply the skills you learn.
Certificates
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Courses
- Beginner Specialization.
- No prior experience required.
COURSE 1
Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel
Upcoming session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
The use of Excel is widespread in the industry. It is a very powerful data analysis tool and almost all big and small businesses use Excel in their day to day functioning. This is an introductory course in the use of Excel and is designed to give you aYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 2
Basic Data Descriptors, Statistical Distributions, and Application to Business Decisions
Upcoming session: Oct 30- Commitment
- 4 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
The ability to understand and apply Business Statistics is becoming increasingly important in the industry. A good understanding of Business Statistics is a requirement to make correct and relevant interpretations of data. Lack of knowledge couldYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 3
Business Applications of Hypothesis Testing and Confidence Interval Estimation
Upcoming session: Nov 13- Commitment
- 4 weeks of study
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
Confidence intervals and Hypothesis tests are very important tools in the Business Statistics toolbox. A mastery over these topics will help enhance your business decision making and allow you to understand and measure the extent of ‘You can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 4
Linear Regression for Business Statistics
Upcoming session: Oct 30- Commitment
- 4 weeks of study
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
Regression Analysis is perhaps the single most important Business Statistics tool used in the industry. Regression is the engine behind a multitude of data analytics applications used for many forms of forecasting and prediction. This is thYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 5
Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone
Upcoming session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4 weeks of study
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
The Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone is an opportunity to apply various skills developed across the four courses in the specialization to a real life data. The Capstone, in collaboration with an industry partner uses publicly availableYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
Creators
Sharad Borle
Associate Professor of Management
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