Hypothesis Testing with Python and Excel (Coursera)

Offered by Tufts University,
Hypothesis Testing with Python and Excel (Coursera)

In today's job market, leaders need to understand the fundamentals of data to be competitive. An essential procedure to understand business and analytics is hypothesis testing. This short course, designed by Tufts University expert faculty, will teach the fundamentals of hypothesis testing of a population mean and a population proportion, using Excel and Python for calculations. You'll also discover the central limit theorem, which is essential for hypothesis testing. To conclude the course, you will apply your newfound skills by creating a plan for an experiment in your own workplace that uses hypothesis testing.

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What You Will Learn

  • Conducting Hypothesis Tests in Python
  • Applications of Hypothesis Testing in the Workplace
  • Conducting Hypothesis Tests in Excel

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Hypothesis Testing
Hypothesis testing is an essential procedure in business analytics. In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of hypothesis testing of a population mean and a population proportion. We will also explain the central limit theorem, which is essential for hypothesis testing. We will use Excel and Python for our calculations. At the end of the course, you will apply these skills by creating a plan for an experiment using hypothesis testing at your workplace.

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