DSIM 307 Introduction to Business Analytics
Business Analytics is the use of data, information technology, statistics, and quantitative analyses for continuous iterative exploration and investigation of data to gain insight and drive business planning. In other words, how can companies use the vast amounts of data available to them to make better decisions? This course applies descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics to transform data into actionable information. The topics covered will include statistics and data visualization (descriptive models), time series analysis and forecasting(predictive models), and optimization simulation and decision analysis (prescriptive models).