Build the analytical skills that turn raw data into decisions leaders can act on. In this course, you will move through a complete decision-intelligence workflow — from exploring and summarizing data to running rigorous statistical tests, building production-ready predictive models, and communicating results to non-technical stakeholders.

Statistical Thinking & Predictive Modeling

Statistical Thinking & Predictive Modeling
This course is part of AI-Powered Decision Intelligence: Data to Strategic Insights Specialization

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What you'll learn
Apply statistical inference and hypothesis testing to compare customer segments and translate results into plain-language business recommendations.
Build, cross-validate, and optimize classification models in scikit-learn that meet defined performance thresholds for real business problems.
Evaluate feature-selection methods — including RFE and LASSO — to balance model accuracy with interpretability for non-technical stakeholders.
Integrate data exploration, predictive modeling, and executive communication into a complete customer lifetime value prediction pipeline.
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