Georgia Institute of Technology is offering free online course on Introduction to Analytics Modeling. Applicants will learn essential analytics models and methods and how to appropriately apply them, using tools such as R, to retrieve desired insights.
In this course, part of the Analytics: Essential Tools and Methods MicroMasters program, you’ll gain an intuitive understanding of fundamental models and methods of analytics and practice how to implement them using common industry tools like R. This course will start on May 15, 2017.
Course At A Glance
Length: 10 weeks
Effort: 5-10 hours pw
Subject: Data Analysis & Statistics
Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology and edx
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for $500
Session: Course Starts on May 15, 2017
Providers’ Details
The Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, is one of the nation’s leading research universities, providing a focused, technologically based education to more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
About This Course
Students will learn how to use statistical models and machine learning as well as models for:
- Classification;
- Clustering;
- Change detection;
- Data smoothing;
- Validation;
- Prediction;
- Optimization;
- Experimentation;
- Decision making.
Why Take This Course?
In this course, part of the Analytics: Essential Tools and Methods MicroMasters program, you’ll gain an intuitive understanding of fundamental models and methods of analytics and practice how to implement them using common industry tools like R.
Learning Outcomes
- Fundamental analytics models and methods
- How to use analytics software, including R, to implement various types of models
- Understanding of when to apply specific analytics models
Instructors
Joel Sokol
He received his PhD in operations research from MIT and his bachelor’s degrees in mathematics, computer science, and applied sciences in engineering from Rutgers University. His primary research interests are in sports analytics and applied operations research.
Requirements
- Probability and statistics
- Basic programming proficiency
- Linear algebra
- Basic calculus
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