Business Intelligence Analytics

via Udacity Nanodegree

Overview

Learn how to leverage business intelligence analytics to transform data into strategic insights for any enterprise. You’ll explore how enterprises leverage business intelligence to blend diverse data types and sources into comprehensive data models that reveal essential insights. Delve into core strategies to ensure data accuracy and consistency, so your models produce reliable, actionable insights that support smarter decision-making. By the end, you’ll be equipped to build advanced data models that give organizations a competitive edge, empowering you to harness data for strategy, process optimization, and meaningful impacts across the business landscape.

Syllabus

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Introduction to Data Analytics

This course establishes a framework for data analytics as a series of progressive steps starting with the data source and ending with the interpretation of results. We introduce fundamental concepts such as data analytics life cycle, data integrity, and the four types of data analytics (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive). Students who complete this course will be equipped with the skills to identify the data analytics strategy used in a given situation and where they are in the data analytics life cycle.

Data Preparation and Modeling

The preparation phase is the most important step in data analysis. An effective data model is required before data can be effectively analyzed, and creating that data model may utilize a wide range of skills. This course teaches the skills to load, clean, and organize data in Power Query and create relational tables in Power Query and Power BI. Completing this course will provide the knowledge to effectively source data in Power BI and create a clean and efficient data model for analysis.

Predictive Data Analysis

Develop the skills to make data-driven predictions with confidence. Using Power BI Desktop, you’ll dive into essential tools for predictive analysis, mastering techniques like classification, regression, and forecasting. With a hands-on approach and varied datasets, you’ll gain practical experience that brings predictive data analysis to life, preparing you to tackle real-world challenges. Learn to uncover patterns and insights that reveal future risks, analyze different market trends, and support critical decision-making within any organization. By the end, you’ll be ready to turn raw data into actionable insights, empowering you to guide strategic actions that make an impact in any enterprise setting.