A Beginner's Guide to Data Analytics
A Beginner's Guide to Data Analytics is a £49 beginner-level course from FutureLearn, typically completed in 9 hrs (around 9 study hours).
- Price
- £49
- Duration
- 9 hrs
- Level
- Beginner
- Study hours
- 9 hours
- Provider
- FutureLearn
About this course
A friendly introduction to data analytics and its business value. You will understand the different types of analytics, recognise the value analytics brings to organisations, make basic data-driven decisions, and understand the challenges of implementing analytics — a great first step for anyone exploring a data science career.
What you will be able to do
- Explain the analytics workflow from question to insight
- Explain the role in plain terms and identify your next learning step
- Clean, analyse and summarise a real dataset
- Complete assessed work that evidences competence to an awarding standard
- Assemble portfolio evidence you can explain and defend at interview
Highlights
- Understand descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics
- Recognise how analytics creates business value
- Make basic data-driven decisions from real datasets
- Identify challenges in analytics implementation
- Build confidence to progress to SQL and Python study
Questions people ask
How much does A Beginner's Guide to Data Analytics cost?
A Beginner's Guide to Data Analytics costs £49 through FutureLearn. Prices are checked against the provider's UK listing and can change.
How long does A Beginner's Guide to Data Analytics take?
The provider lists 9 hrs. That works out at roughly 9 study hours in total.
Is A Beginner's Guide to Data Analytics suitable for beginners?
It is pitched at beginner level, so no prior experience is assumed.
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