Data Analytics for Business
Learn Path Description
Build your data analytics skills and Excel knowledge to boost your careerDo you want to build in-demand analytics and decision making skills? Learn how to transform business data into robust decisions with this data analytics ExpertTrack. Discover how Excel and SQLite can become problem-solving tools and decision aids at every stage of your career, and develop some of the world’s most in-demand skills. Businesses have access to huge volumes of data, but the skills to turn information into action are just catching up. As a result, there is a huge demand for data analytics skills, offering career opportunities across a range of industries and specialisms. Build your confidence in business analytics As early as 2012, IBM stated that ‘90% of the world’s data has been created in the last two years’ and the creation of data has grown exponentially. In the last five years, job postings asking for data visualisation have grown by 540% and demands for Tableau skills by 1,165%. Growing your confidence in business analytics can unlock rewarding career opportunities and ensure that you continue to progress through to decision-making roles. Use Excel and SQLite to improve your decision-making In order to parse and interpret data, you need the right tools and techniques. Excel is one of the most widely-used programmes in the world, with over 750 million users worldwide, but many don’t understand its full potential. Learn to manipulate data using Excel and SQLite and use it to confirm suspicions, prove or disprove hypotheses, and support decisions at every level of your business. Find solutions to business problems in your existing data Many organisations speak about creating a data-driven culture – this starts with your own approach to problem solving. A strong understanding of data analytics can help you identify and properly outline problems, pin-point where they occur, and test solutions. Content for this ExpertTrack has been adapted from the Data Analytics for Business with Tableau Training Microcredential - if you want to find out more, take a look at this Microcredential which offers smaller cohorts with tutor interactions and academic credit. Industry statisticsMedian base salary£45,000UK job openings/month 1,724Source: Glassdoor's Best Jobs (2020)
Skills You Will Gain
Courses In This Learning Path
Total Duration
4 weeks
Level
Beginner
Learn Type
Certifications
Data Analysis and Fundamental Statistics
In recent years, data analysis has been a vital business skill. This self-paced course teaches you the basics and how to use Excel to tell stories using data.
This course is open to all levels of knowledge. All you need to do is to have a desire to understand and act on the data in your organization.
Data analytics is one the most sought-after professions in the last decade, and forecasters anticipate that the sector will grow even more.
This course will teach you how to identify the potential benefits of data analysis for your company and career. This course will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence that you need to be competitive in your current job, or on the job market.
You probably already have one the most powerful data analysis tools available on your computer. However, it is also possible that you aren't using it to its full potential.
This course will show you how to use Excel to import, clean, analyse, and manipulate data sets.
Data analysis requires a lot of statistical skills. This course will give you a solid mathematical foundation so you can strengthen your data analysis skills.
After completing this course, you will have solid skills in basic data analysis, Excel and statistics and be ready to move on to tidying up data and creating databases.
You can see some of the steps in this course before you sign up.
Total Duration
4 weeks
Level
Beginner
Learn Type
Certifications
Excel for Data Analysis
The second course in Data Analysis for Business ExpertTrack builds upon the basics and shows you how to organize your data and create databases that will enhance your business analytics. Learn how to apply critical thinking skills to data. Excel will be used to perform data analysis. You'll learn the most commonly used formulas and functions to combine and crunch data. This course will help you transform your knowledge into powerful techniques and tools for analysis.
Tidying data is the process of tying your data back to its original meaning. This includes matching rows, columns and tables with your variables and types. Tidy data is easier to use formulas and visualisations, and it tells a better story. As part of the creation process, you will need to explain how functions impact form. How easily data can be used will depend on how well the database is organized. SQLite will allow you to import tables and make adjustments according to your requirements. You can preview some of the steps in this course before you sign up.
Total Duration
4 weeks
Level
Beginner
Learn Type
Certifications
SQL for Data Analysis
Data analysis skills are expected to increase at four times the rate that the overall labour market. This area can help you expand your career options and increase your earning potential.
This course expands on the Data Analysis for Business ExpertTrack courses to increase your knowledge and help you use these skills professionally.
To group and modify functions in your database, expand your SQL knowledge.
These queries will enable you to focus on particular parts of your data set, and allow for deeper analysis of your business analytics.
It is impossible to draw a causal relationship between two variables solely on the association.
This course will teach you the difference between causation and correlation, as well as the dangers of making assumptions in this area. The course will also help you draw more solid conclusions from your data.
You will explore methods to determine relationships between items in your data sets, including Pearson's coefficient, which measures linear correlation between two variables.
