FIN 550

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Big Data Analytics in Finance for Predictive and Causal Analysis

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Credit: 4 hours.

Recent trends in "big data" present both enormous challenges and opportunities for businesses. This course introduces concepts and techniques of data analytics and shows how they can be used for making predictions, and to distinguish between correlation and causation, in the context of financial and economic analysis. Covered tools include data visualization, machine learning, regression analysis, randomized trials, A/B testing, and quasi-experiments. Students will apply these tools using R programming within the Amazon Web Services cloud computing environment.

4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Credit is not given for FIN 550 if the student has received credit for FIN 510 Big Data Analytics in Finance for Predictive and Causal Analysis (71511, 71512, 71513, 72873, 72874, 72875). Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.

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FIN 550 class schedule data for fall 2022
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
76742	Lecture-Discussion	BD1	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Reif, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Info: Registration is contingent upon an admission screening process. Students accepted into the course will be notified by email. Applications may be found online at https://go.gies.illinois.edu/FIN550Apply Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Financial Engineering, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC. Not intended for Intl Exchange - Grad students.
76741	Lecture-Discussion	BD2	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	243 Wohlers Hall	Gao, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Section Info: . Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Analytics - UIUC. Not intended for Intl Exchange - Grad students.
76755	Lecture-Discussion	BD3	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Reif, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Info: Registration is contingent upon an admission screening process. Students accepted into the course will be notified by email. Applications may be found online at https://go.gies.illinois.edu/FIN550Apply Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Financial Engineering, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC. Not intended for Intl Exchange - Grad students.