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This course equips students with essential business data analytics skills, from foundational concepts to advanced statistical and machine learning techniques utilizing both Excel and Python. 

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Assignments & grading

This is a pass/fail course. Students must complete 15 Challenges (formative assessments), 6 Milestones (summative assessments), and 2 Touchstones (project-based or written assessments) with an overall score of 70% or better.

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Learning outcomes

<p>At the end of the course, you'll be able to:</p> <ul><li>Apply the data analytics lifecycle to collect, prepare, analyze, and interpret business data using Excel and advanced methods.</li><li>Use descriptive statistics and visualizations to analyze business data, identify patterns, and support decision-making utilizing Excel.</li><li>Apply probability models to assess uncertainty, quantify risk, and inform business strategy in Excel.</li><li>Perform statistical inference using confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and ANOVA to derive insights in Excel.</li><li>Build predictive models in Python for forecasting, trend analysis, and risk assessment using regression and simulations.</li><li>Develop optimization models using linear, integer, and nonlinear programming to solve business problems in Python.</li></ul>
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