Business Analytics

Course: Business Analytics

Instructor: Dimitrios Karamanis

E-mail: [email protected]

An undergraduate course for economics students focusing on introductory applications of data analysis with Tableau and Python.

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The course consists of three modules:

• Module 1 - Business Analytics Essentials
• Module 2 - Reporting with Tableau
• Module 3 - Introduction to Python for Analytics

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Install Programs:

• Tableau:
  • Sign up with your personal e-mail for a Tableau Public Profile here
  • Download with your academic e-mail the Tableau Desktop Public Edition from here.
    • For older versions of the program click here
    • You can also download (if you want) the Tableau for Students Edition from here.
• Python:
  • Download and install the Anaconda distribution from here in order to use the Spyder scientific environment as well as the Jupyter Notebook.

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Quick Steps to start with Tableau:

1. Sign up for a Tableau Public Profile and install the Tableau Desktop Public Edition following the instructions above
2. See basics HERE and HERE. For more content see Module 2
3. Create a Story and save it on your Tableau Public Profile

Quick Steps to start with Python:

1. Install Anaconda in order to use Jupyter Notebook
2. See the instructions on how to use Jupyter Notebook
3. Follow similar examples from lectures on Data Manipulation and Data Visualization