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Data Analysis in the Real World

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About This Course

This course discusses data-driven decision making across a variety of sectors such as healthcare, education, and government. This course also offers recommendations for decision-making based on data analytics for each sector. The course will begin with an introduction of Big Data, then continue into a deeper dive on its implications within each sector.

Features

Mobile-friendly
Audio-enabled
Badge and credit-awarding
Real-world case studies
Fully accessible
Games & Flashcards
Expert-supported
Video content

Topics

Results-based management (RBM)
Business intelligence
Knowledge management systems
Big Data
Data mining
ANOVA
Standard Scores (z-scores)
Reliability
Validity
Business improvement analytics
Simple index number
Healthcare analytics
Epidemiology analytics
Education analytics
Public sector analytics
Sustainability analtyics

Outcomes

Explain the management implications of the use of business intelligence and knowledge management systems
Define Big Data and describe its current uses for analysis and future potential and its implications
Explain common analytics for business and quality improvement
Recommend manufacturing business decisions based on data analytics
Explain common analytics used in health care
Recommend health care decisions based on data analytics
Explain common analytics used in education
Recommend educational decisions based in data analytics
Explain common analytics used in government
Recommend governmental decisions based on data analytics

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Skills You'll Gain

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Abilities

Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Knowledge

Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Technology Skills

Financial analysis software: Delphi Technology
Business intelligence and data analysis software: Tableau
Spreadsheet software: IBM Lotus 1-2-3; Microsoft Excel
Analytical or scientific software: Computer modeling software; HATPRO; SAS; Statistical software
Data mining software: Google Analytics

Tools

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