Introduction to Business Analytics
Companion slide decks
Introduction to Business Analytics
Companion slide decks for the interactive book · 16:9 widescreen
Pick a chapter to open its slide deck. Each deck is 16:9, runs Python in your browser through Pyodide, and is designed to be projected in class while you teach.
Basics of Python
Variables, types, strings, Boolean logic, if/elif/else, for-loops, functions. The foundation chapter — no prior coding required.
Chapter 1Pandas Essentials for Business Data
Lists, modules and imports, NumPy arrays, pandas Series, Matplotlib charts, and SciPy probabilities. Section practice, chapter summary, and quiz.
Chapter 2DataFrames
Load, explore, select, clean, transform, plot. The pipeline of every analytical project.
Chapter 3Linear Regression
Correlation, CAPM, Fama-French, train/test, variable selection, residual diagnostics.
Chapter 4Clustering
K-Means, hierarchical Ward linkage, standardisation, the elbow heuristic. Forbes & customer-segmentation cases.