Business Analytics Using Forecasting

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National Tsing Hua University

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Business Analytics Using Forecasting

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What is the course about?

Business Analytics Using Forecasting

The course Business Analytics Using Forecasting is an online class provided by National Tsing Hua University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Discover how business can harness the power of big data to make better predictive analysis.

Course description

Learn how to use data to create powerful business forecasts
6 weeks

Organisations currently collect a vast quantity of data about suppliers, clients, employees, citizens, transactions, and much more. However, many are unaware of the predictive power this ‘big data’ has if anaylsed correctly.
On this course, you’ll learn about forecasting using big data, exploring how it’s used by business as an important component of decision making.
You’ll examine how to define a forecasting task and workflow. You’ll understand how to evaluate forecasting performance, analysing different forecasting methods. Ultimately, you’ll be able to implement your own practical forecasting process.

Goal definitions
Data visualisation
Data modeling
Performance evaluation
Model deployment

Describe business challenges and opportunities that call for forecasting
Evaluate performance of a forecasting solution
Apply and be familiar with popular forecasting methods
Explore, identify and model different types of patterns in time series
Develop a forecasting solution using forecasting methods

This course is for anyone who wants to understand how big data can help their business or organisation’s decision-making process. You will need to be familiar with basic statistical methods, including linear regression, as well as have basic knowledge of Excel and R software.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Business Analytics Using Forecasting

Course Topic

Business & Management, Data Analytics, Data Science, Science, Engineering & Maths

University, College, Institution

National Tsing Hua University

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Business Analytics Using Forecasting

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / National Tsing Hua University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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