Nearly every aspect of business is affected by data analytics. For businesses to capitalize on data analytics, they need leaders who understand the business analytic workflow. This course addresses the human skills gap by providing a foundational set of data processing skills that can be applied to many business settings.
Introduction to Business Analytics with R
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Introduction to Business Analytics with R
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Instructors: Ronald Guymon
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What you'll learn
Examine the interplay between business principles and data analytics.
Build a foundation for performing data analytics by installing and gaining experience using R, RStudio, and tidyverse packages.
Manipulate the most commonly used data types using functions.
Develop efficient, easy-to-read approaches for assembling and processing data for analysis.
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module you will be introduced to (1) the role of data analytics in business domains, and (2) R and RStudio.
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13 videos7 readings2 quizzes1 discussion prompt1 plugin
In this module you will explore whether data is an asset and how to explore a dataset.
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14 videos2 readings1 quiz
This module starts with a discussion on the importance of assembling data for business analytic purposes, and then illustrates data transformation using Tidyverse, a group of useful R packages.
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12 videos2 readings1 quiz1 peer review
In this module, we will learn how delegation, feasibility, and control influence the level at which data is aggregated. We then focus on performing a variety of data preprocessing tasks to prepare data for use in visualizations and algorithms.
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17 videos4 readings1 quiz1 plugin
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Reviewed on Jul 28, 2020
Its a good course to learn business analytics with R
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Reviewed on Aug 3, 2023
Excellent content for someone with no background in R. The course is thoughtfully designed and well presented. I am willing to ignore a couple of minor issues I noticed.
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Reviewed on May 13, 2020
This class was great, you get to learn the basics of R, I have no previous experience with programming languages and I feel in a much better place, after taking this class. I highly recommend it.
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