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2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EC 423 - Economics and Business Analytics

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the overall process of business analytics and data analytics tools, including: 1) business understanding and analytics problem framing; 2) data preparation and methodology selection; 3) algorithms, programming, and machine learning; 4) predictive analytics models; and 5) prescriptive analytics models and optimization. The course will include use of the Python and R programming languages (no prior programming experience is required). Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C in EC 203 , or MA 326 , or PS 205 , or IS 301 .