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About the Course

How can you put data to work for you? Specifically, how can numbers in a spreadsheet tell us about present and past business activities, and how can we use them to forecast the future? The answer is in building quantitative models, and this course is designed to help you understand the fundamentals of this critical, foundational, business skill. Through a series of short lectures, demonstrations, and assignments, you’ll learn the key ideas and process of quantitative modeling so that you can begin to create your own models for your own business or enterprise. By the end of this course, you will have seen a variety of practical commonly used quantitative models as well as the building blocks that will allow you to start structuring your own models. These building blocks will be put to use in the other courses in this Specialization....

Top reviews

DP

Nov 9, 2021

e​xcellent course teaches you basics in an easy to learn manner. Lots of good information for someone looking to transition into the world of financial analytics or as a refresher of basic concepts.

NC

Jul 31, 2019

Very nice course for beginner, the mathematic level is not high (around french baccalaureat) so available to everyone. I enjoyed a lot this course that show how simple math can be used in real life.

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By Rajeev J

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Sep 12, 2022

Good teacher but content was very light.

By Ardavan S

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Apr 12, 2020

I already knew most of the topics taught.

By RADHIKA W

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Apr 8, 2020

Could have added more about monte carlo

By Manabu W

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Mar 6, 2016

please improve hand-out for self study.

By Ömer B

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Dec 11, 2020

too basic. but the instructor is great

By Lokesh M

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Jul 13, 2020

Good and nice Analysis of each model

By komal s

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Mar 23, 2021

It should have been more practical.

By Jeff K

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Mar 12, 2016

A little too basic, but still good.

By Zhao y

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Jun 22, 2017

Review of simple high school math

By Michael B

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Dec 14, 2016

Way, way too basic and hand wavy.

By Z.Z. F

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Apr 1, 2021

Information needs to be updated

By Handong D B

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Jul 26, 2016

the lecturer is kind of boring

By Krishna M R

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Dec 30, 2017

This course is for beginners

By Sahaj P

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Nov 1, 2020

Could be more illustrious.

By Precious J

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Feb 10, 2023

was easy to understand

By Syed M H A

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Jan 17, 2018

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By Shraman G

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Oct 13, 2016

Basic but informative

By Suraj G

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Jan 27, 2021

no solved example

By Apurva D

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Aug 10, 2017

Good but too easy

By Sven P B

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Nov 2, 2020

Very basic

By Joshua C

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Jul 29, 2018

too simple

By Ng C

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Dec 16, 2017

very basic

By Sahainaj B

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Oct 7, 2020

Good.

By Carlos R

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Jul 2, 2021

okay