Being able to turn raw data into useful insights is the very purpose of business analytics. In the course, Foundations of Business Analytics, you’ll gain the ability to understand the type of analytics – descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive. First, you’ll explore the importance of using business analytics to solve business problems while understanding its limitations. Next, you’ll discover the tools available for analytics including applications, statistical packages, as well as programming languages. Finally, you’ll dive into the quality challenges while profiling, cleansing, and validating the data. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of business analytics needed to determine actionable insights and decision-making at your organization.
Author Name: Thomas LeBlanc
Author Description:
Thomas LeBlanc (Microsoft Data Platform MVP) is a Data Enthusiast in Baton Rouge, La. He started his IT career as a COBOL programmer in 1989 while at LSU. Since then he has spent years as a developer, DBA and Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence Architect. Community involve includes the local SQL Server and Analytics User Groups as well as SQLSaturday. Speaking engagements have been a blessing at SQL Pass Summit, Live 360, VSLive and IT Dev Connections.

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Demonstrate Understanding of the Importance of Business Analytics
  10mins
• Identify and Analyze Different Types of Business Analytics
  8mins
• Apply Knowledge of Different Applications of Business Analytics
  10mins
• Analyze and Propose Strategies
  9mins
• Demonstrate Understanding of Different Data Types
  10mins
• Apply Data Quality Assessment Techniques
  11mins