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Defining, Describing, and Visualizing Data

University of Colorado Boulder

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As leaders in your chosen field, you need to not only know how to ask the right questions but also answer them using data-based methods. Through this class, you will be able to get to the bottom of what you really want to know, describe the associated data related to that question, and visualize the information from that data to understand and explain the results.
This specialization can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.

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Beginner Level

Algebra recommended.

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

Classify types of data with scales of measurement
Calculate descriptive statistics and create graphical representations using R software
Solve problems and make decisions using probability distributions

Skills you will gain

Data-Informed Decision-Making
Engineering Decision Making
Probability And Statistics
Data Analysis
Data Visualization (DataViz)

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Beginner Level

Algebra recommended.

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Wendy Martin

W. Edwards Deming Professor of Management

Engineering Management Program

3,871 Learners

4 Courses

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University of Colorado Boulder

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Data and Measurement

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 36 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

8 videos

Welcome to Defining, Describing and Visualizing Data3mIntroduction to Data and Measurement57sMetrics, Data and Statistics6mThe Difference Between Data and Measurement5mMeasurement Scales: Nominal and Ordinal6mMeasurement Scales: Interval, Ratio and Absolute5mThe Big 5 Aspects of Data4mSampling Concepts3m

1 reading

Welcome and Where to Find Help10m

2 practice exercises

Measurement Scales Practice Assessment30mAssessment: Data and Measurement30m

Week2

Week 2

1 hour to complete

Working with Data in RStudio and ROIStat

1 hour to complete

8 videos (Total 33 min)

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Describing and Visualizing Data

2 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 61 min)

12 videos

Introduction to Describing Data57sCreate a Run Chart4mCreate an Ungrouped Histogram4mCreate a Grouped Histogram5mInterpret Histograms and Create Density Plots6mBox and Whisker Plots5mScatterplots4mMeasures of Central Tendency: The Mean4mMeasures of Central Tendency: The Median and Mode6mThe Range, Standard Deviation, and Variance6mSkewness and Kurtosis6mCorrelation and Association5m

1 practice exercise

Describing Data Graphically and Numerically30m

Week4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

Determining Probabilities

1 hour to complete

8 videos (Total 34 min)

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