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Analytics: Essential Tools and Methods

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Learn in-demand skills to maximize your impact as an analyst

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Gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the essential fundamentals of analytics, including analysis methods, analytical tools, such as R, Python and SQL, and business applications.

Using common analytics software and tools, statistical and machine learning methods, and data-intensive computing and visualization techniques, learners will gain the experience necessary to integrate all of these parts for maximum impact.

Project experience is also included as part of the MicroMasters program. Through these projects, learners will hone their skills with data collection, storage, analysis, and visualization tools, as well as gain instincts for how and when each tool should be used.

These projects provide hands-on experience with real-world business applications of analytics and a deeper understanding of how to apply analytics skills to make the biggest difference.

What you'll learn

  • Use essential analytics tools like R, Python, SQL, and more.
  • Understand fundamental models and methods of analytics, and how and when to apply them.
  • Learn to build a data analysis pipeline, from collection and storage through analysis and interactive visualization.
  • Apply your new analytics skills in a business context to maximize your impact.

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From The Georgia Institute of Technology, GTx via edX
Hours 40
Instructors Joel Sokol, Richard W. Vuduc, Charles Turnitsa, Richard (Rich) Vuduc, Beverly Wright, Sridhar Narasimhan, Frederic Bien
Language English
Subjects Data Science Programming Business

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From The Georgia Institute of Technology, GTx via edX
Hours 40
Instructors Joel Sokol, Richard W. Vuduc, Charles Turnitsa, Richard (Rich) Vuduc, Beverly Wright, Sridhar Narasimhan, Frederic Bien
Language English
Subjects Data Science Programming Business

Careers

An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).

Business Intelligence Applications Analyst $75k

Business Applications Representative $78k

Business Applications Coordinator Manager $78k

Business Applications Support Specialist $82k

Business Applications Administrator $84k

IT Business Applications Specialist $98k

IT Business Applications $100k

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Applications Engineer and Business Development $110k

Oracle Applications Business Applications Support Consultant $114k

Global Business and Applications Development $123k

Business Applications Programmer Lead $152k

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