edX and its Members use cookies and other tracking technologies for performance, analytics, and marketing purposes. By using this website, you accept this use. Learn more about these technologies in the Privacy Policy.
Master the principles and practical applications of business analytics needed for today's leaders
University: Babson College
Price: $1,499
Length: 4 Weeks
Effort: 4-6 Hours Per Week
Language: English
Pricing:
$1,499
Length:
4 Weeks
Effort:
4-6 Hours Per Week
Language:
English
Data is critical to businesses, yet it is meaningless without analytics. Analyzing data has now become a necessity for organizations to be successful, and decision makers more and more have to recognize, interpret, and summarize key data. Understanding and articulating analytics is key for leaders in almost every industry and across various levels.
This foundational business analytics course will provide you with the hands-on skills and practical knowledge needed to be able to analyze, present findings, and make meaningful conclusions about data in a business setting. Refresh your data analysis skills and master how to effectively apply them, adding strategic value to your business.
An introductory overview of the key concepts and techniques for analyzing data.
NOTE: Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the workload will be lighter and some of these areas may be pushed to Week 2.
Topics Covered:
Continuing on the work with probability, focusing on two continuous probability distributions; the uniform and the normal.
Topics Covered:
You'll cover hypothesis testing, one of the more challenging topics in statistics.
Topics Covered:
We'll move away from the more statistical topics to talk about linear equations. We will still rely heavily on Excel to crunch the numbers and will build off of what we’ve learned thus far.
Topics Covered:
Lecturer & Director of the Math Resource Center, Babson College
Mr. Recck has taught at Babson College since 1984. He currently serves as the Chair of the Business Analytics/Statistics Education special interest group for the American Statistical Association (ASA). Mr. Recck is also the founder of Total Information, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in providing information service to small businesses.
Executive leaders who successfully complete this course will receive an official certificate, co-branded from Babson and edX. This achievement can easily be shared and showcased through integrations across LinkedIn and social networks.
This is a foundational course in business analytics, designed to prepare those with strategic decision-making responsibilities to effectively analyze, articulate, and apply key analytics techniques in their work and use that knowledge to make decisions.
It is also uniquely suited for those in analytics roles looking to move into leadership positions where you need to use data-informed decision making.
© 2020 edX Inc. All rights reserved.
| 深圳市恒宇博科技有限公司 粤ICP备17044299号-2