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
Select and clean business records, create measures, explore groups, and follow rolling and cumulative results. Eight sections with runnable Python and practice.
Chapter 3Linear Regression
OLS and CAPM, coefficient tests, mean and prediction intervals, residual diagnostics, multiple regression, and later-data accuracy.
Chapter 4Clustering
Distance and scaling, interactive K-means, choosing K, and real wholesale-customer profiles. Hierarchical trees are an extension.