University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Introduction to Business Analytics with R
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Introduction to Business Analytics with R

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Ronald Guymon
Ashish Khandelwal

Instructors: Ronald Guymon

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Beginner level

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Flexible schedule
Approx. 16 hours
Learn at your own pace
93%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • You will learn how to process data using R and RStudio. You will also explore the interaction between business principles and data analytics.

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There are 4 modules in this course

In this module you will be introduced to (1) the role of data analytics in business domains, and (2) R and RStudio.

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13 videos7 readings2 quizzes1 discussion prompt1 plugin

In this module you will explore whether data is an asset and how to explore a dataset.

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14 videos2 readings1 quiz

This module starts with a discussion on the importance of assembling data for business analytic purposes, and then illustrates data transformation using Tidyverse, a group of useful R packages. 

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12 videos2 readings1 quiz1 peer review

In this module, we will learn how delegation, feasibility, and control influence the level at which data is aggregated. We then focus on performing a variety of data preprocessing tasks to prepare data for use in visualizations and algorithms.

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17 videos4 readings1 quiz1 plugin

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Ronald Guymon
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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