This interactive, applications-driven 5-day course will highlight the added value that data analytics can offer a professional as a decision support tool in management decision-making. It will show the use of data analytics to support strategic initiatives; inform policy information; and direct operational decision-making. The course will emphasize applications of data analytics in management practice; focus on the valid interpretation of data analytics findings; and create a clearer understanding of how to integrate quantitative reasoning into management decision-making. Exposure to the discipline of data analytics will ultimately promote greater confidence in the use of evidence-based information to support management decision-making.
Appreciate data analytics in a decision support role.
Explain the scope and structure of data analytics.
Apply a cross-section of useful data analytics.
Interpret meaningfully and critically assess statistical evidence.
Identify relevant applications of data analytics in practice.
Business professionals
Data analysts, data scientists, and other professionals
Marketing and sales professionals
Operations and logistics professionals
Financial professionals
Introduction; The quantitative landscape in management
Thinking statistically about applications in management (identifying KPIs)
The integrative elements of data analytics
Data: The raw material of data analytics (types, quality, and data preparation)
Exploratory data analysis using excel (pivot tables)
Using summary tables and visual displays to profile sample data
Numeric descriptors to profile numeric sample data
Central and non-central location measures
Quantifying dispersion in sample data
Examine the distribution of numeric measures (skewness and bimodal)
Exploring relationships between numeric descriptors
Breakdown analysis of numeric measures
foundations of statistical inference
Quantifying uncertainty in data – the normal probability distribution
The importance of sampling in inferential analysis
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