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Applying Data Science to Financial Services
MGMT X 430.2
This course is designed for the end-user with a focus on those using data science in the financial services, accounting, and auditing industries.
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What you can learn.
- Gain an overview of various data analysis techniques as they apply to the financial industry
- Discover how to use data analysis as a technique to answer business questions and concerns
- Get an introduction to data analytics tools, including EXCEL, Power BI, Tableau, and Alteryx
- Learn about procedures and challenges related to the processing, design, and analysis of data
About this course:
The focus of this course is on the end user of data science rather than the data scientist or engineer. The course introduces participants in the financial services field to various aspects of data, data processing, and data interpretation as well as examines the data analytical tools which are widely used and discuss the processing and design challenges involved with each. The course also emphasizes the importance of being able to collect, assemble, organize, and clean data as technology advances and for use in AI applications.Contact Us
Speak to a program representative. Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm.
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