DATA ANALYST

MASTER’S PROGRAM
In Collaboration with IBM

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 Contents
03 About the Course

04 Key Features of Data Analyst Master’s Program

05 About IBM and Simplilearn in collaboration

06 Learning Path Visualization

07 Program Outcomes

09 Who Should Enroll

10 Courses
Step 1: Introduction to Data Analytics
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Step 2: Statistics Essentials
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Step 3: SQL for Data Analytics
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Step 4: Business Analytics with Excel
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Step 5: Tableau Training
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Step 6: Power BI Training
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Step 7: Python for Data Science

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Step 8: Data Visualization with Python
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Step 9: Programming Basics and Data Analytics
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with Python
Step 10: R for Data Science
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Step 11: Data Visualization with R
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Step 12: Data Science with R
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Step 13: Data Analyst Capstone
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31 Electives

32 Certificates

33 Advisory Board Members

About the Course

This Data Analyst Master’s Program, databases, the languages of R and

in collaboration with IBM, will Python, the art of creating data
transform you into a data analytics visualizations, and how to apply
expert. In this course, you will statistics and predictive analytics in a
learn the latest analytics tools and business environment.
techniques, how to work with SQL

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Key
Features

Industry-recognized certifications from

IBM and Simplilearn for this unique
collaboration program

Portfolio-worthy capstone demonstrating

mastered concepts

12+ real-life projects providing hands-on

industry training

30+ in-demand skills

Lifetime access to self-paced learning and

class recordings

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About IBM and Simplilearn
collaboration

This joint partnership between offering a plethora of technology

Simplilearn and IBM introduces and consulting services. Each year,
students to an integrated Blending IBM invests $6 billion in research
Learning approach, making them and development and has achieved
experts in data analysis. This five Nobel Laureates, nine U.S.
program, in collaboration with IBM, National Medals of Technology, five
will help students become industry- U.S. National Medals of Science, six
ready for data analyst job roles. Turing Awards, and 10 inductions into
IBM is a leading cognitive solution the U.S. Inventors Hall of Fame.
and cloud platform company,

About Simplilearn
Simplilearn is a leader in digital skills by the industry’s highest completion
training, focused on the emerging rates. Partnering with professionals and
technologies that are transforming our companies, we identify their unique needs
world. Our Blended Learning approach and provide outcome-centric solutions to
drives learner engagement and is backed help them achieve their professional goals.

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Learning Path - Data Analyst

Introduction to
Data Analytics

Statistics SQL for Data

Essentials Analytics

Tableau Business Analytics

Training with Excel

Power BI Python for

Training Data Science

Programming Basics
Data Visualization
and Data Analytics
with Python
with Python

R for Data Data Visualization

Science with R

Data Science
Data Analyst
with R
Capstone

Electives
Data Science in Real Life
Programming Refresher
Industry Master Class - Data Analyst

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Data Analyst Master’s Program
Outcomes

Understand essential statistical Work with data in Python, including

concepts, including measures reading and writing files, loading,
of central tendency, dispersion, working, and saving data with
correlation, and regression Pandas

Master SQL concepts such as Learn how to interpret data in

Universal Query Tool and SQL Python using multi-dimensional
command arrays in NumPy, manipulate
DataFrames in Pandas, use SciPy
library of mathematical routines,
and execute machine learning using
Write your first Python program by Scikit-Learn
implementing concepts of variables,
strings, functions, loops, and
conditions
Perform data analytics using popular
Python libraries

Understand the nuances of lists,

sets, dictionaries, conditions and
branching, objects, and classes in
Python

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Data Analyst Master’s Program
Outcomes

Gain insights on several data Master R programming and

visualization libraries in Python, understand how various statements
including Matplotlib, Seaborn, and are executed in R
Folium

Gain an in-depth understanding of

the basics of R, learning how to write
your own R scripts

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Who Should Enroll in this Program?

A career as a data analyst IT professionals

requires a foundation in
statistics and mathematics. Banking and finance
Aspiring professionals of any professionals
educational background with Marketing managers
an analytical frame of mind
are best suited to pursue the Supply chain network
Data Analyst Master’s Program, managers
including:
Beginners in the data
engineering domain

Students in UG/ PG
programs

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Introduction to Data Analytics P
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Simplilearn’s Introduction to Data Analytics course will give you insights 2
into applying data and analytics principles in your business. You will gain
an understanding of the complete data analytics lifecycle, from problem 3
definition to solution deployment. Through various industry-specific
examples and case studies, you will learn how analytics, data visualization,
4
and data science methodologies can be used to drive better business 5
decisions.
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Key Learning Objectives 7
Understand how to solve analytical problems in real-world scenarios 8
Define effective objectives for analytics projects 9
Work with different types of data 10
Understand the importance of data visualization to help make more 11
effective business decisions
12
Understand charts, graphs, and tools used for analytics and
visualization and use them to derive meaningful insights 13
Create an analytics adoption framework

Identify upcoming trends in the data analytics field

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Course Introduction

Lesson 2 - Data Analytics Overview

Lesson 3 - Dealing with Different Types of Data

Lesson 4 - Data Visualization for Decision making

Lesson 5 - Data Science, Data Analytics, and Machine Learning

Lesson 6 - Data Science Methodology

Lesson 7 - Data Analytics in Different Sectors

Lesson 8 - Analytics Framework and Latest trends

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Statistics Essentials P
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Statistics is the science of assigning a probability to an event based 2
on experiments. It is the application of quantitative principles to
the collection, analysis, and presentation of numerical data. Ace the 3
fundamentals of data science, statistics, and machine learning with this
course. It will enable you to define statistics and essential terms related to
4
it, explain measures of central tendency and dispersion, and comprehend 5
skewness, correlation, regression, and distribution. Additionally, you will
be able to make data-driven predictions through statistical inference. 6
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Key Learning Objectives 8
Understand the fundamentals of statistics 9
Work with different types of data
10
Learn how to plot different types of data
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Calculate the measures of central tendency, asymmetry, and variability
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Calculate correlation and covariance
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Distinguish and work with different types of distribution

Estimate confidence intervals

Perform hypothesis testing

Make data-driven decisions

Understand the mechanics of regression analysis

Carry out regression analysis

Use and understand dummy variables

Understand the concepts needed for data science, even with Python
and R

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction

Lesson 2 - Sample or Population Data?

Lesson 3 - The Fundamentals of Descriptive Statistics

Lesson 4 - Measures of Central Tendency, Asymmetry, and Variability

Lesson 5 - Practical Example: Descriptive Statistics

Lesson 6 - Distributions

Lesson 7 - Estimators and Estimates

Lesson 8 - Confidence Intervals: Advanced Topics

Lesson 9 - Practical Example: Inferential Statistics

Lesson 10 - Hypothesis Testing: Introduction

Lesson 11 - Hypothesis Testing: Let’s Start Testing!

Lesson 12 - Practical Example: Hypothesis Testing

Lesson 13 - The Fundamentals of Regression Analysis

Lesson 14 - Subtleties of Regression Analysis

Lesson 15 - Assumptions for Linear Regression Analysis

Lesson 16 - Dealing with Categorical Data

Lesson 17 - Practical Example: Regression Analysis

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SQL for Data Analytics P
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This course gives you the information you need to successfully start 2
working with SQL databases and make use of the database in your
applications. Learn how to correctly structure your database, author 3
efficient SQL statements and clauses, and manage your SQL database for
scalable growth
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Key Learning Objectives 6
Understand databases and relationships 7
Use common query tools and work with SQL commands 8
Understand transactions, creating tables and views 9
Comprehend and execute stored procedures
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Course curriculum
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Lesson 1- Fundamentals SQL Statements
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Lesson 2-Restore and Back-up

Lesson 3-Selection Commands: Filtering

Lesson 4-Selection Commands: Ordering

Lesson 5-Alias

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 Lesson 6-Aggregate Commands

Lesson 7-Group By Commands

Lesson 8-Conditional Statement

Lesson 9-Joins

Lesson 10-Subqueries

Lesson 11-Views and Index

Lesson 12-String Functions

Lesson 13-Mathematical Functions

Lesson 14-Date - Time Functions

Lesson 15-Pattern (String) Matching

Lesson 16-User Access Control Functions

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Business Analytics with Excel P
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Business Analytics with Excel training will boost your analytics career 2
with powerful new Microsoft Excel skills. This business analytics training
course will equip you with the concepts and hard skills required for a 3
strong analytics career. You’ll learn the basic concepts of data analysis
and statistics, helping promote data-driven decision making. Your new
4
knowledge of this commonly used tool combined with official business 5
analytics certification is guaranteed to ensure career success.
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Key Learning Objectives 7
Understand the meaning of business analytics and its importance in 8
the industry
9
Grasp the fundamentals of Excel analytics functions and conditional
formatting 10
Learn how to analyze with complex datasets using pivot tables and 11
slicers
12
Solve stochastic and deterministic analytical problems using tools like
scenario manager, solver, and goal seek 13
Apply statistical tools and concepts like moving average, hypothesis
testing, ANOVA, and regression to data sets using Excel

Represent your findings using charts and dashboards

Get introduced to the latest Microsoft analytic and visualization tools,

such as Power BI

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1- Introduction to Business Analytics

Lesson 2- Formatting Conditional Formatting and Important Functions

Lesson 3- Analysing Data with Pivot Tables

Lesson 4- Dashboarding

Lesson 5- Business Analytics with Excel

Lesson 6- Data Analysis Using Statistics

Lesson 7- Power BI

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Tableau Training P
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This Tableau Desktop 10 training will help you master the various aspects 2
of the program and gain skills such as building visualization, organizing
data, and designing dashboards. You will also learn the concepts of 3
statistics, mapping, and data connection. It is an essential asset to those
wishing to succeed in data science.
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Key Learning Objectives 6
Grasp the concepts of Tableau Desktop 10, become proficient with 7
statistics, and build interactive dashboards
8
Master data sources and datable blending, create data extracts, and
organize and format data 9
Master arithmetic, logical, table and LOD calculations, and ad-hoc 10
analytics

Become an expert on visualization techniques such as heat map,

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treemap, waterfall, Pareto, Gantt chart, and market basket analysis 12
Learn to analyze data using Tableau Desktop as well as clustering and
forecasting techniques
13
Gain command of mapping concepts such as custom geocoding and
radial selections

Master Special Field Types and Tableau Generated Fields and the
process of creating and using parameters

Learn how to build interactive dashboards, story interfaces, and how

to share your work

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Getting Started With Tableau

Lesson 2 - Working with Tableau

Lesson 3 - Deep Diving with Data and Connections

Lesson 4 - Creating Charts

Lesson 5 - Adding Calculations to Your Workbook

Lesson 6 - Mapping Data in Tableau

Lesson 7 - Dashboards and Stories

Lesson 8 - Visualizations for an Audience

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Power BI Training P
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Microsoft Power BI is a suite of tools used to analyze your data and 2
extract business insights by building interactive dashboards. This Power
BI Training course will help you get the most out of Power BI, enabling 3
you to solve business problems and improve operations.
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5
This Power BI Training course will help you master the development of
dashboards from published reports, discover greater insight from your 6
data with Quick Insights, and learn practical recipes for the various
tasks that you can do with Microsoft Power BI—from gathering your 7
data to analyzing it. This course also contains some handy recipes for
8
troubleshooting various issues in Power BI.
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Key Learning Objectives 10
Create dashboards from published reports 11
Quickly generate visuals and dashboards with Quick Insights 12
Use natural language in the Q&A feature to quickly generate visuals 13
for actionable insight

Create and manage data alerts

Get report layout and data visualization best practices

Understand which charts/graphs to use depending on the question

being answered or the story being told

Use shapes to design, emphasize, and tell a story

See how to incorporate custom visuals into your reports and

dashboards

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 Share reports and dashboards, as well as the pros and cons of each

Complete a Power BI data analysis/visual project from start to finish

Improve team collaboration with Microsoft Teams

Know how to get and prepare your data for analysis and visualization

Learn how to create relationships between tables in your data model

Create calculated columns and measures using the DAX languag

Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Get and Prep Data like a Super Nerd

Lesson 2 - Develop Your Data Nerd Prowess

Lesson 3 - Developing Reports and Dashboards

Lesson 4 - Tips, Tricks, and Capstone Project

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Python for Data Science P
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Kickstart your learning of Python for data science with this introductory 2
course and familiarize yourself with programming. Upon completion of
this course, carefully crafted by IBM, you will be able to write your Python 3
scripts, perform fundamental hands-on data analysis using the Jupyter-
based lab environment, and create your own data science projects using
4
IBM Watson. 5
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Key Learning Objectives
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Write your first Python program by implementing the concepts of
variables, strings, functions, loops, and conditions 8
Understand the nuances of lists, sets, dictionaries, conditions and 9
branching, objects, and classes
10
Work with data in Python, including reading and writing files, loading,
working, and saving data with Pandas 11
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Course Curriculum:
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Lesson 1 - Python Basics

Lesson 2 - Python Data Structures

Lesson 3 - Python Programming Fundamentals

Lesson 4 - Working with Data in Python

Lesson 5 - Working with NumPy Arrays

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Data Visualization with Python P
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Data visualization plays an essential role in the representation of both 2
small and large-scale data. In this Data Visualization with Python course,
you will learn how to create impressive graphics and charts and customize 3
them to make them more productive and more pleasing to your audience.
You will gain expertise in several data visualization libraries in Python, 4
namely Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Folium to extract information, better
understand the data, and make more effective decisions.
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Key Learning Objectives 7
Learn data visualization and best practices when creating plots and 8
visuals
9
Master basic plotting with Matplotlib

Generate different visualization tools using Matplotlib such as line

10
plots, area plots, histograms, bar charts, box plots, and pie charts 11
Understand Seaborn, a data visualization library in Python, and how to
use it to create attractive statistical graphics
12
Understand Folium and how to use it to create maps and visualize 13
geospatial data

Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Visualization Tools

Lesson 2 - Basic Visualization Tools

Lesson 3 - Specialized Visualization Tools

Lesson 4 - Advanced Visualization Tools

Lesson 5 - Creating Maps and Visualizing Geospatial Data

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Programming Basics and Data Analytics P
with Python 1
2
Learn how to analyze data in Python using multi-dimensional arrays 3
in NumPy, manipulate DataFrames in Pandas, use the SciPy library of
mathematical routines, and perform machine learning using scikit-learn. 4
This course will take you from the basics of Python to the many different
types of data. You will learn how to prepare data for analysis, perform
5
simple statistical analyses, create meaningful data visualizations, predict 6
future trends from data, and more.
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Key Learning Objectives 8
Import data sets 9
Clean and prepare data for analysis 10
Manipulate Pandas DataFrame 11
Summarize data 12
Build machine learning models using scikit-learn
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Build data pipelines

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 Course Introduction

Lesson 2 Python Environment Setup and Essentials

Lesson 3 Python Programming Fundamentals

Lesson 4 Data Analytics Overview

Lesson 5 Statistical Computing

Lesson 6 Mathematical Computing using NumPy

Lesson 7 Data Manipulation with Pandas

Lesson 8 Data visualization with Python

Lesson 9 Intro to Model Building

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R Programming for Data Science P
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Gain insight into the R programming language with this introductory 2
course. An essential programming language for data analysis, R
programming is a fundamental key to becoming a successful data science 3
professional. In this course, you will learn how to write R code, learn about
R’s data structures, and create your own functions. After the completion 4
of this course, you will be fully able to begin your first data analysis.
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Key Learning Objectives
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Learn about math, variables, strings, vectors, factors, and vector
operations 8
Gain a fundamental knowledge of arrays and matrices, lists, and data
frames
9
Get an understanding of conditions and loops, functions in R, objects,
10
classes, and debugging
11
Learn how to accurately read text, CSV, and Excel files plus how to
write and save data objects in R to a file 12
Understand and learn how to work on strings and dates in R 13

Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - R Basics

Lesson 2 - Data Structures in R

Lesson 3 - R Programming Fundamentals

Lesson 4 - Working with Data in R

Lesson 5 - Strings and Dates in R

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Data Visualization with R P
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In this Data Visualization with R course by IBM, you will learn how to 2
create beautiful graphics and charts, customizing their look and feel using
the open-source language R. 3
4
This course will help you learn how to leverage a software tool to visualize
data and enable you to extract information, better understand the data, 5
and make more effective decisions.
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Key Learning Objectives
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Learn how to create beautiful graphics and charts
9
Understand how to customize the look and feel of them

Master the creation of maps in R

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Gain expertise in the creation of scatter plots, line plots, regression,
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bar charts, histograms, pie charts, word clouds, radar charts, waffle
charts, and box plots
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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Basic Visualization Tools

Lesson 2- Basic Visualization Tools Continued

Lesson 3 - Specialized Visualization Tools

Lesson 4 - How to Create Maps

Lesson 5 - How to Build Interactive Web Pages

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Data Science with R P
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The next step to mastering data science is learning R—the most in-
demand open source technology in the field. R is an extremely powerful
2
data science and analytics language which has a steep learning curve 3
and a very vibrant community. This is why it is quickly becoming the
technology of choice for organizations who are adopting the power of 4
analytics for a competitive advantage.
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Key Learning Objectives
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Gain a foundational understanding of business analytics
7
Install R, R-studio, and workspace setup and learn about the various R
8
packages
9
Master R programming and understand how various statements are
executed in R 10
Gain an in-depth understanding of data structure used in R and learn 11
to import/export data in R
12
Define, understand, and use the various apply functions and DPYR
functions 13
Understand and use the various graphics in R for data visualization

Gain a basic understanding of various statistical concepts

Understand and use hypothesis testing method to drive business

decisions

Understand and learn how to use linear and non-linear regression

models and classification techniques for data analysis

Learn and use the various association rules and Apriori algorithm

Learn and use clustering methods including K-means, DBSCAN, and

hierarchical clustering

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Business Analytics

Lesson 2 - Introduction to R Programming

Lesson 3 - Data Structures

Lesson 4 - Data Visualization

Lesson 5 - Statistics for Data Science-I

Lesson 6 - Statistics for Data Science-II

Lesson 7 - Regression Analysis

Lesson 8 - Classification

Lesson 9 - Clustering

Lesson 10 - Association

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Data Analyst Capstone P
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This Data Analyst Capstone project will give you an opportunity to
implement the skills you learned throughout this program. Through
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dedicated mentoring sessions, you’ll learn how to solve a real-world, 3
industry-aligned data science problem, from data processing and model
building to reporting your business results and insights. This project is 4
the final step in the learning path and will enable you to showcase your
expertise in data analytics to future employers. 5
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Elective Course

Data Science in Real Life

Data science is one of the most highly sought-after fields
of the century. Explore the truth about what data science
is and hear from real practitioners telling real stories
about what it means to work in data science, including
use cases. Learn about data science in a business context
and the future of data science.

Programming Refresher
Programming is an increasingly important skill and this
course will establish your proficiency in handling basic
programming concepts. This course will cover the basics
of Java, Python, and C++. By the end of this program,
you will gain context into object-oriented programming
and understand the basic programming concepts like
data types, variables, strings, loops, and functions and
also software engineering concepts like multithreading
and multitasking.

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Certificates

Upon completion of this Master’s Program, you will receive certificates from
IBM and Simplilearn in the Data Analyst courses in the learning path. These
certificates will testify to your skills as an expert in data analysis. Upon program
completion, you will also receive an industry-recognized Master’s Certificate
from Simplilearn.

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Advisory board member

Ronald Van Loon

Top 10 Big Data & Data Science Influencer,
Director of Adversitement

Named by Onalytica as one of the three most

influential people in big data, Ronald is also an
author for a number of leading big data and
data science websites, including Datafloq, Data
Science Central, and The Guardian. He also
regularly speaks at renowned events.

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