Earn Your Certificate in Business Analytics from Rice University

Grasp the statistics and tools behind effective data and business analytics.

Learn the latest data analysis tools and techniques from the Rice School of Business, including common Excel spreadsheet functions, statistical modeling for business applications, and more.

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DESCRIPTION

5-Course Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization

Whether you’re a business professional looking to expand your skillset or a student learning business analytics, this course will provide a solid foundation for business statistics. The specialization begins with an introductory course in Excel and progressively builds up your expertise with courses covering statistical distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and linear regression. All the courses use Excel to illustrate examples. The specialization culminates in a capstone course where you will be able to apply your knowledge on a project with real life data.

Who should attend:

Data analysts and Business analysts looking for online classes to help refresh or upskill in Excel and statistical methods
Early- or mid-career professionals who need data analysis courses for beginners to build foundational Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets skills tools
High school or college math students interesting in exploring potential career options and how statistics and data analytics are used in businesses
Prospective MBA students looking to get prepared before starting Business School

You will be able to:

Have a comprehensive understanding of statistics and data analytics as it pertains to business applications
Use Excel to calculate and analyze data
Complete a project using actual data with perspectives from an industry professional

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MEET YOUR RICE PROFESSOR

Sharad Borle

Sharad Borle has been a marketing professor with Rice University since 2003. He received an M.S. and Ph.D. in marketing from Carnegie Mellon University, an MBA from XLRI Institute of Management in India, and a B.Tech in electronics engineering from Banaras Hindu University also in India. Prior to his academic career Professor Borle worked in India in the Department for International Development, Suzuki Motor Corporation and Network Limited.

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