Until you’ve consumed all of the best Business Analytics books, can you even claim to be a true fan?
1. Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking (2013)
Written by renowned data science experts Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett, Data Science for Business introduces the fundamental principles of data science, and walks you through the “data-analytic thinking” necessary for extracting useful knowledge and business value from the data you collect. This guide also helps you understand the many data-mining techniques in use today.Based on an MBA course Provost has taught at New York University over the past ten years, Data Science for Business provides examples of real-world business problems to illustrate these principles. You’ll not only learn how to improve communication…
2. Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals (2015)
Don’t simply show your data—tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You’ll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation. Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don’t make it any easier. This book…
3. Business Analytics (3rd Edition) (2019)
For undergraduate or graduate business students. teaches the fundamental concepts of modern business analytics and provides vital tools in understanding how data analysis works in today’s organizations. Author James Evans takes a fair and comprehensive, approach, examining business analytics from both descriptive and predictive perspectives. Students learn how to apply basic principles, communicate with analytics professionals, and effectively use and interpret analytic models to make better business decisions. And included access to…
4. Business Analytics: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets, Fifth Edition: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets (2016)
Now in its fifth edition, Powell and Bakers Business Analytics: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets provides students and business analysts with the technical knowledge and skill needed to develop real expertise in business modeling. In this book, the authors cover spreadsheet engineering, management science, and the modeling craft. The briefness & accessibility of this title offers opportunities to integrate other materials -such as cases -into the course. It can be used in any number of courses or departments where modeling is a key skill. #642,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #112089…
5. Business Analytics (2nd Edition) (2015)
teaches the fundamental concepts of the emerging field of business analytics and provides vital tools in understanding how data analysis works in today’s organizations. Students will learn to apply basic business analytics principles, communicate with analytics professionals, and effectively use and interpret analytic models to make better business decisions. Included access to commercial grade analytics software gives students real-world experience and career-focused value. Author James Evans takes a balanced, holistic approach and looks at business…
6. Business Statistics and Analytics in Practice (2018)
SBN: 9781260287844 is an International Student Edition of Business Statistics and Analytics in Practice 9th Editionby Bruce L. Bowerman, Richard T O’Connell, Emilly S. MurphreeThis ISBN 9781260287844 is Textbook only. It will not come with online access code.Online Access code (should only be purchased when required by an instructor ) sold separately at ISBN 9781260299069The content of of this title on all formats are the same. Bowerman 9e covers both standard business statistics and business analytics topics and provides them in a clear presentation that is organized…
7. Microsoft Excel 2019 Data Analysis and Business Modeling (6th Edition) (Business Skills) (2019)
Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2019 and Office 365 and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands-on, scenario-focused guide helps you use Excel to ask the right questions and get accurate, actionable answers. New coverage ranges from Power Query/Get & Transform to Office 365 Geography and Stock data types. Practice with more than 800 problems, many based on actual challenges faced by working analysts. Solve real business problems with Excel—and build your competitive advantage: #21,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8…
8. Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective (4th Edition) (2017)
A managerial approach to understanding business intelligence systems. To help future managers use and understand analytics, Business Intelligence provides students with a solid foundation of BI that is reinforced with hands-on practice. #79,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1057 in Business & Finance #75 in Information Management (Books) Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?…
9. Data Science for Business 2019 (2 BOOKS IN 1): Master Data Analytics & Machine Learning with Optimized Marketing Strategies (Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Algorithms & Predictive Modelling (2019)
★☆★ This book includes 2 Manuscripts: Data Analytics for Businesses 2019 + Machine Learning for Beginners 2019.★☆★ Yes, you have customers that love your product. However, you’re having trouble finding new customers and captivating their attention. You realized you’re also losing customers, and you have no clue what you can do to prevent this from happening. How do I stand out in a crowd of businesses? How do I target my perfect client and make them choose ME? If this sounds like you, Data Analytics for Businesses if the guide you need.This book will walk you through the fundamental principles of data…
10. Supply Chain Management: A Global Perspective (2017)
Supply chain management, rapidly-advancing and growing ever more important in the global business climate, requires an intense understanding of both underlying principles and practical techniques. Including both a broad overview of supply chain management and real-world examples of SCM in companies ranging from small to large, this book provides students with both the foundational material required to understand the subject matter and practical tips that demonstrate how the latest techniques are being applied. Spanning functional boundaries, this well-regarded book is now in its second edition and has quickly…
11. HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers (HBR Guide Series) (2018)
Today’s business environment brings with it an onslaught of data. Now more than ever, managers must know how to tease insight from data–to understand where the numbers come from, make sense of them, and use them to inform tough decisions. How do you get started?Whether you’re working with data experts or running your own tests, you’ll find answers in the . This book describes three key steps in the data analysis process, so you can get the information you need, study the data, and communicate your findings to others.You’ll learn how to: #42,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #47 in Business…
12. Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling (5th Edition) (2016)
Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2016, and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands on, scenario-focused guide helps you use Excel’s newest tools to ask the right questions and get accurate, actionable answers. This edition adds 150+ new problems with solutions, plus a chapter of basic spreadsheet models to make sure you’re fully up to speed. #38,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #20 in Microsoft Excel Guides #21 in Data Mining (Books) #20 in Database Storage &…
Best Business Analytics Books Everyone Should Read
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Computing Predictive Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Economics: Modeling Techniques with Startups and Incubators
Author(s): Cyrus F. Nourani
Publisher: Apple Academic Press, Year: 2020, Size: 12 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2434183
Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, Techniques and Applications in Python
Author(s): Galit Shmueli; Peter C. Bruce; Peter Gedeck; Nitin R. Patel
Publisher: Wiley, Year: 2020, Size: 7 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2439100
Smart Service Systems, Operations Management, and Analytics: Proceedings of the 2019 INFORMS International Conference on Service Science
Author(s): Hui Yang, Robin Qiu, Weiwei Chen
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 12 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2469666
Perceived Brand Localness: An Empirical Study of the German Fashion Market
Author(s): Jörg Igelbrink
Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden;Springer Gabler, Year: 2020, Size: 8 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2471421
Lean Analytics: The Complete Guide to the Systematic Method for the Use of Data to Manage and Build a Better and Faster Startup Business by Cutting Costs and Adding Value to the Development Process
Author(s): Josh Wright
Publisher: , Year: 2020, Size: 246 Kb, Download: epub
ID: 2493236
Aligning Business Strategies and Analytics: Bridging Between Theory and Practice
Author(s): Murugan Anandarajan, Teresa D. Harrison
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2019, Size: 4 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2311021
Advances in Analytics and Applications
Author(s): Arnab Kumar Laha
Publisher: Springer Singapore, Year: 2019, Size: 9 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2313632
Understanding the Role of Business Analytics: Some Applications
Author(s): Hardeep Chahal, Jeevan Jyoti, Jochen Wirtz
Publisher: Springer Singapore, Year: 2019, Size: 5 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2313661
On AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age
Author(s): Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, Year: 2019, Size: 2 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2340521
Learning Tableau 2019: Tools for Business Intelligence, data prep, and visual analytics
Author(s): Joshua N. Milligan
Publisher: Packt Publishing, Year: 2019, Size: 23 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2397260
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are really record-breakers according to Washington Post, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.