Professional Program in Data Analysis

Program at a Glance

Program Description

With an ever increasing amount of data that requires thorough analysis to inform decision-making, it's no wonder that data analysts are in high demand; the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 35-percent growth through 2032. Whether you aspire to become a data analyst or want to incorporate in-demand data analytics skills into your career, this flexible program allows you to build a path that's best suited for your goals and existing skill level.

Throughout the program, you will practice the critical data analysis skills needed to understand and work with raw data, process it and find meaningful patterns in various datasets. Learn to process, manage and analyze data using analytical methods and tools such as R, Python and SQL; practice interpreting results for different audiences; and create effective ways of visualizing and communicating your findings.

By completing this program, you will be able to:

• Work with databases.
• Utilize data wrangling (collecting and organizing) and exploration methods to find valuable insights and patterns in vast quantities of structured data sets.
• Clean, analyze and interpret data.
• Use statistical methods such as regression analysis.
• Validate your findings with statistical significance.
• Create descriptive, predictive and prescriptive models.
• Use a programming language to magnify your analytics capabilities.
• Perform decision-based analysis using optimization methods, operational research, management science and spreadsheet analytics.
• Use a programming language to magnify your analytics capabilities.
• Interpret results and use data-visualization techniques such as dashboards to communicate findings to stakeholders.