Practical Statistics For Business and Data Science
In the course, we will cover all the foundational concepts needed to begin your journey in data science, and business analytics and learn the concepts and techniques required to use statistics effectively to make better decisions.
Overview
1.5KSTUDENTS*
96.7%RECOMMEND*
This course includes:
- 5.5 hours of on-demand video
- Certificate of completion
- Direct access/chat with the instructor
- 100% self-paced online
This course is for people who want to use statistics to make better decisions. In the course, we will cover all the foundational concepts needed to begin your journey in data science, business analytics, or any area in which you need to use data to understand the world. No prior knowledge of the subject is assumed, and you'll need nothing more than basic arithmetic and a desire to learn to get everything from this course.
The course is hands-on and practical, with a focus on showing you how to use the skills taught. Wherever possible, we show you how to implement the techniques in Microsoft Excel.
Key concepts taught in the course include:
- Descriptive Statistics - the nuts and bolts needed when analyzing and working with data, from averages to measures of spread and correlation, to more advanced measures such as skew.
- Cleaning Data - the world sometimes gives us messy data, and we will show you how to clean it up and make sense of it.
- Visualizing Data – We will show you all the standard ways to visualize your data usefully, and in each case show you how to use Excel to create beautiful visualizations.
- Probability – We will teach you all the fundamentals of probability, up to and including conditional probability, and an intro to Bayesian statistics
Skills You Will Gain
Data Science
Data Visualization
Probability
Statistics
Learning Outcomes (At The End Of This Program, You Will Be Able To...)
- Perform data analysis with the most important tools for making sense of data.
- Use Excel to create effective visuals.
- Understand and comment on data visualizations.
- Clean your data to be ready for analysis
Prerequisites
- Nothing beyond basic arithmetic and a desire to learn.
Who Should Attend
- People who want to use statistics to make better decisions.
