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Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies

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What you'll learn

Identify the metrics that matter for a business
Understand roles in a data-driven organisation
Frame business questions data can answer
Read and interpret business metrics
Learn from real analytics case studies
Set up for deeper analytics study

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Instructor

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Daniel Egger
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Daniel Egger and Jana Schaich Borg teach at Duke University, where Egger leads executive data-science education. The course reflects a practical, business-first view of analytics aimed at newcomers.

Requirements

  • No experience required

Who this course is for

  • Beginners exploring business analytics
  • Managers wanting data literacy
  • Anyone starting the Excel to MySQL specialization

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Frequently asked questions

Yes — it's a popular, beginner-friendly introduction that focuses on understanding metrics and data roles before any technical tools, so it's an easy on-ramp.
You can audit the full course free on Coursera. A certificate is available with a subscription.
No — it assumes no background. It's about which metrics matter and how data-driven companies work, not coding or databases (those come later in the specialization).
Yes — it's the first course of Duke's Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business specialization.
Around eight hours of content across five modules — completable in a week or two.
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