Fundamentals of data analysis for manager Online Program can be attended whenever and in any way you want. To optimize your learning experience we suggest you to spread it over a 6 weeks’ period with an average time commitment of approximately 3 hours per week. Each week comprises learning units varying in content, applications and tools: for example, videos, interviews, exercises, tests, questionnaires, tutorials, papers, case studies and so on.
The Program includes a final assessment and a satisfaction survey, both needed to receive the SDA Bocconi certificate.
Contents are presented through 6 modules:
INTRODUCTION AND DATA GATHERING
- Introduction and fundamentals
- Data Types
DATA VISUALIZATION (PRESENTING DATA WITH TABLES AND CHARTS)
- Tables and Charts for Categorical Data
- Tables and Charts for Numerical Data
SUMMARY STATISTICS (PRESENTING DATA WITH NUMERICAL MEASURES)
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Measures of (Non-Central) Location
- Box-and-whisker Plot
- Measures of Variability
- Shape of the Distribution
- Spotting and Handling Outliers
REPORTING
- Using Excel to Create a Report (Table, Charts and Measures)
- Reading and Understanding a Statistical Report
RANDOM VARIABLES and NORMAL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
- Linear Combinations of Random Variables and Standard Scores
- Probability and Normal Distribution
LINEAR CORRELATION AND REGRESSION LINE
- Bivariate Analysis
- Linear Correlation Analysis
- Regression Line