Course description
Data Analysis Essentials
Data analysis appears throughout any rigorous MBA program and in today’s business environment understanding the fundamentals of collecting, presenting, describing and making inferences from data sets is essential for success.
The goal of this course is to teach you fundamental data analysis skills so you are prepared for your MBA study and able to focus your efforts on core MBA curriculum, rather than continually playing catch-up with the underlying statistical knowledge needed.
We also hope that learning these data analysis skills will equip you with the ability to understand, to a greater degree, the data you encounter in your working lives and in the world around you - an essential life-skill in today’s data driven environment
This course assumes no prior knowledge of data analysis. Concepts are explained as clearly as possible and regular activities give you the opportunity to practice your skills and improve your confidence.
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
Prerequisites:
- Secondary school (high school) maths
Training content
Syllabus
- Topic 1 - Presenting and summarising your data
- Topic 2 - Decision making under uncertainty
- Topic 3 - Data-based decision making
- Topic 4 - Modelling for decision making
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Imperial College Business School , a partner institute of EdX.
4-6 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$79
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- Presenting and summarising your data
- Decision making under uncertainty
- Data-based decision making
- Modelling for decision making
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