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Business Analytics

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Stakeholders & Decision Context
Foundations of Business Analytics · Analytics Lifecycle and Problem Framing
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Weighting distribution
14 categories
Prescriptive Analytics
14%
Experimentation and Causal Thinking · A/B Testing Fundamentals
9%
Data Wrangling and Querying · SQL Concepts
8%
Foundations of Business Analytics · Analytics Lifecycle and Problem Framing
7%
Foundations of Business Analytics · Data Literacy and Data Quality
7%
Descriptive Analytics and Visualization · Descriptive Statistics and Summaries
7%

Skills

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Foundations of Business Analytics · Analytics Lifecycle and Problem Framing

4 core skills7% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Stakeholders & Decision ContextRecommended
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Defining Business Problems & KPIsAvailable
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Types of AnalyticsAvailable
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Translating Business QuestionsAvailable
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Foundations of Business Analytics · Data Literacy and Data Quality

4 core skills7% total weight
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Data Quality AssessmentAvailable
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Data Cleaning & PreprocessingAvailable
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Data Types & SummariesAvailable
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Ethics & PrivacyAvailable
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Experimentation and Causal Thinking · A/B Testing Fundamentals

5 core skills9% total weight
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Hypotheses & Success MetricsAvailable
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A/B Testing PitfallsAvailable
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Randomization & Experiment DesignAvailable
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Sample Size & PowerAvailable
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CIs & p-Values for ExperimentsAvailable
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Experimentation and Causal Thinking · Causal Inference Concepts

3 core skills5% total weight
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Correlation vs. CausationAvailable
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Difference-in-DifferencesAvailable
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IV & Regression DiscontinuityAvailable
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Descriptive Analytics and Visualization · Descriptive Statistics and Summaries

4 core skills7% total weight
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Segment & Cohort AnalysisAvailable
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Correlation & AssociationAvailable
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3
Mean, Median, Variance & SDAvailable
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Percentiles & IQRAvailable
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Descriptive Analytics and Visualization · Data Visualization and Dashboards

4 core skills7% total weight
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Visual StorytellingAvailable
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Choosing Chart TypesAvailable
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Dashboard & KPI DesignAvailable
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Avoiding Misleading ChartsAvailable
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Data Wrangling and Querying · Tabular Data Operations

4 core skills6% total weight
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Merging DatasetsAvailable
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Transforming Tabular DataAvailable
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Group-By SummariesAvailable
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Creating Derived VariablesAvailable
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Data Wrangling and Querying · SQL Concepts

5 core skills8% total weight
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GROUP BY & HAVINGAvailable
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Window FunctionsAvailable
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Table JoinsAvailable
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SELECT, WHERE & ORDER BYAvailable
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Subqueries & CTEsAvailable
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Prescriptive Analytics

4 core skills14% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Sensitivity & Scenario AnalysisAvailable
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Decision Trees & Expected ValueAvailable
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3
Linear ProgrammingAvailable
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Simulation & Monte CarloAvailable
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Predictive Modeling · Classification and Segmentation

4 core skills5% total weight
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Clustering & SegmentationAvailable
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Classification BasicsAvailable
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Model Evaluation & ValidationAvailable
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Precision, Recall & ROC/AUCAvailable
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Predictive Modeling · Regression Modeling

4 core skills5% total weight
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Multiple RegressionAvailable
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Model Diagnostics & ResidualsAvailable
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Overfitting & InterpretabilityAvailable
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Simple Linear RegressionAvailable
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Predictive Modeling · Forecasting

4 core skills5% total weight
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Time Series BasicsAvailable
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Forecasting PitfallsAvailable
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Moving Average & SmoothingAvailable
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Forecast Accuracy MetricsAvailable
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Tools, Communication, and Delivery · Analytics Project Workflow

4 core skills7% total weight
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Versioning & ReproducibilityAvailable
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Data DocumentationAvailable
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Analytics Project PitfallsAvailable
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Project Scope & Success CriteriaAvailable
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Tools, Communication, and Delivery · Interpreting Analytical Output

4 core skills7% total weight
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Translating Results to ActionsAvailable
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Communicating LimitationsAvailable
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Executive SummariesAvailable
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Interpreting Analytics OutputAvailable
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