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Continuing your financial forecasting learning path

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Continuing your financial forecasting learning path

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- [Michael] In this course, we've talked about what business intelligence is and the role that it plays in business analytics. We've explained how to use regression analysis to make forecasts of key performance indicators based on hard data. We've outlined the steps involved in a business forecasting project from choosing a question to gathering data, to running a regression, to stress testing our results. And we've performed several examples of real world business forecasting based on actual data from companies just like yours. Remember, business analytics is complex and making forecasts is one of the most challenging parts of the discipline. So what can you do from here? Well, I urge you to keep developing your skills. Think about how you can apply regression analysis to key questions you see in your day-to-day role. Look for opportunities to put data to use in new ways. Keep an eye out for ways to answer questions…

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