5-Weeks Python Training Contents
Week 1: Introduction to Python for Business Analytics
Objective: Familiarize participants with Python basics, key libraries, and its use in business
analytics.
Introduction to Python and the Jupyter Notebook
Basic syntax, data types (lists, tuples, dictionaries), and functions
Overview of Python libraries for business analytics: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn
Introduction to data structures for handling business data (Pandas DataFrames)
Hands-on exercise: Setting up the environment and writing basic Python code
Mini-project: Analyzing a sample business dataset (e.g., sales or customer data)
Week 2: Data Manipulation and Cleaning
Objective: Teach participants to clean and prepare data for analysis, handling common issues in
business datasets.
Importing and exporting data (CSV, Excel, JSON)
Data manipulation with Pandas: selecting, filtering, merging, and aggregating data
Data cleaning: handling missing values, duplicate data, outliers, and data types
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) techniques for business insights
Hands-on exercise: Cleaning and preparing a business dataset
Mini-project: Using Pandas to prepare a dataset for analysis (e.g., sales or financial data)
Week 3: Data Visualization for Business Insights
Objective: Enable participants to create visualizations that reveal insights and support business
decisions.
Introduction to data visualization principles and storytelling with data
Data visualization using Matplotlib and Seaborn
Types of business-related visualizations: line charts, bar charts, scatter plots, heatmaps,
and histograms
Creating dashboards and reports with Jupyter Notebook for presenting findings
Hands-on exercise: Visualizing a business dataset to identify trends and patterns
Mini-project: Developing visualizations for a sample business case study (e.g., customer
segmentation or trend analysis)
Week 4: Data Analysis and Statistical Techniques for Business Decisions
Objective: Introduce statistical analysis and business-oriented analytical techniques using
Python.
Introduction to basic statistics for business analytics (mean, median, standard deviation,
correlation)
Hypothesis testing for business decision-making (t-tests, chi-square tests)
Introduction to A/B testing and its application in business scenarios
Time-series analysis basics for business forecasting
Hands-on exercise: Performing statistical tests on a business dataset
Mini-project: A/B testing case study to analyze business decisions (e.g., marketing
campaign effectiveness)
Week 5: Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning Basics for Business Analytics
Objective: Equip participants with foundational machine learning knowledge to create predictive
models for business insights.
Introduction to machine learning concepts and business applications
Supervised learning models: linear regression, logistic regression, decision trees
Model evaluation metrics: accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score
Business case study: Predicting customer churn or sales using logistic regression
Hands-on exercise: Building and evaluating a predictive model
Final project: Building a predictive model using a real-world business dataset (e.g.,
customer retention prediction)
