Course Overview
The specialization in Business Analytics teaches the use of data and models to support decision making in business. Students learn how to model such relationships as the impact of advertising on sales, how historical data predict stock returns, and how changes in task characteristics can influence time to completion. New York University has grown into one of the nation's leading institutions of higher education, a dynamic and prominent research university that is " in and of the city" with an academic presence that spans the globe. Universities are among the most enduring of human institutions. They owe their longevity, in part, to their ability to reflect upon long range goals and their tradition of carefully and successfully balancing present considerations with future concerns.