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Joel Sokol, Beverly Wright, Richard W. Vuduc, Sridhar Narasimhan, Charles Turnitsa, Richard (Rich) Vuduc, and Frederic Bien

Nominated for the 2020 edX Prize

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

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Nominated for the 2020 edX Prize

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.

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What's inside

Three courses

Introduction to Analytics Modeling

(144 hours)
Analytical models are key to data understanding, prediction generation, and business decision-making. This course provides an intuitive understanding of fundamental analytics models and methods, and how to implement them using R.

Computing for Data Analysis

(135 hours)
The modern data analysis pipeline involves collecting, preprocessing, storing, analyzing, and visualizing data. This course teaches you how to build and connect these components using modern tools and techniques.

Data Analytics for Business

(176 hours)
Today, businesses leverage analytics to replace intuition in decision-making. This course prepares students to understand business analytics and become leaders in these areas. It teaches the scientific process of transforming data into insights for better business decisions.

Learning objectives

  • 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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