The Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone is an opportunity to apply various skills developed across the four courses in the specialization to a real life data. The Capstone, in collaboration with an industry partner uses publicly available ‘Housing Data’ to pose various questions typically a client would pose to a data analyst. Your job is to do the relevant statistical analysis and report your findings in response to the questions in a way that anyone can understand. Please remember that this is a Capstone, and has a degree of difficulty/ambiguity higher than the previous four courses. The aim being to mimic a real life application as close as possible.
This course is part of the Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization
Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone
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About this Course
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Skills you will gain
Predictive AnalyticsData AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelRegression Analysis
Learners taking this Course are
- Business Analysts
- Data Analysts
- Marketing Specialists
- Data Engineers
- Product Managers
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone: An Introduction
6 videos (Total 43 min), 7 readings, 1 quiz
6 videos
Introducing the Capstone1m
A Conversation with Garfield Fisher, the industry partner for the Capstone5m
Q&A with Garfield Fisher6m
Data for the Capstone Project14m
Merging and Cleaning Data for the Capstone10m
7 readings
Lesson 1, Slides10m
Pre-Course Survey10m
Lesson 2, Slides10m
The URL to download data for the Capstone Project10m
List of variables to be used in Capstone10m
Lesson 4, Slides10m
Lesson 5, Slides10m
1 practice exercise
Capstone Quiz 1: Data in Excel22m
Week
22 hours to complete
Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone: Assessments 1 & 2
2 videos (Total 9 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes
2 videos
Introducing Assignment 2: Fair Market Rent of Housing Units5m
5 readings
Lesson 1, Slides10m
Lesson 2, Slides10m
Week 2 Assessment 1 Sample Solution10m
Week 2 Assessment 2 Instructions10m
Week 2 Assessment 2 Sample Solution10m
2 practice exercises
Week 2 Assessment 128m
Week 2 Assessment 226m
Week
32 hours to complete
Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone: Assessment 3
1 video (Total 7 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 readings
Lesson 1, Slides10m
Week 3 Assessment Sample Solution10m
Week
43 hours to complete
Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone: Assessment 4
1 video (Total 8 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
3 readings
Lesson 1, Slides10m
Week 4 Assessment Sample Solution10m
Post-Course Survey10m
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Top reviews from Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone
This course strikes a great balance between giving guidance & giving freedom to the learner to self discover the solutions. The case study is also interesting!
It's the capstone of the specialization where you apply all what you've learnt in the previous courses. I really liked the whole specialization. Thanks
Instructor
Sharad Borle
Associate Professor of ManagementJones Graduate School of Business
About Rice University
Rice University is consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the U.S. and the top 100 in the world. Rice has highly respected schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
About the Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization
The Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization is designed to equip you with a basic understanding of business data analysis tools and techniques. You’ll master essential spreadsheet functions, build descriptive business data measures, and develop your aptitude for data modeling. You’ll also explore basic probability concepts, including measuring and modeling uncertainty, and you’ll use various data distributions, along with the Linear Regression Model, to analyze and inform business decisions. The Specialization culminates with a Capstone Project in which you’ll apply the skills and knowledge you’ve gained to an actual business problem.
To successfully complete all course assignments, students must have access to a Windows version of Microsoft Excel 2010 or later.
To see an overview video for this Specialization, click here!
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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