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The course provides learners with exposure to essential tools including exploratory data analysis, as well as regression methods that can be used to investigate the impact of marketing activity on aggregate data (e.g., sales) and on individual-level choice data (e.g., brand choices).
Course 1 of 6 in the Foundations of Marketing Analytics Specialization.
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Meet Dr. Schweidel & Course Overview
In this module, students will be introduced to the instructor, Dr. David Schweidel and get and overview of the course.
WEEK 2
Exploring your Data with Visualization and Descriptive Statistics, Part 1
Modules 2 and 3 focus on identifying appropriate descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and dispersion) for different types of data, as well as recoding data using reference commands to prepare it for analysis. Additionally, you will manipulate and summarize data using pivot tables in Excel, produce visualizations that are appropriate based on the type of data being analyzed, and interpret statistics and visualizations to draw conclusions to address relevant marketing questions.
WEEK 3
Exploring your Data with Visualization and Descriptive Statistics, Part 2
Modules 2 and 3 focus on identifying appropriate descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and dispersion) for different types of data, as well as recoding data using reference commands to prepare it for analysis. Additionally, you will manipulate and summarize data using pivot tables in Excel, produce visualizations that are appropriate based on the type of data being analyzed, and interpret statistics and visualizations to draw conclusions to address relevant marketing questions.
WEEK 4
Regression Analysis for Marketing Data
In this module, you will be asked to determine the appropriate type of regression for different types of marketing data and will perform regression analysis to assess the impact of marketing actions on outcomes of interest, such as sales, traffic, and brand choices. You will also be asked to interpret regression output to understand overall model performance and importance of different predictors, as well as make predictions using the appropriate regression model.
WEEK 5
From Analysis to Action
This final module will connect the results of regression analysis to marketing decisions. You will learn to build tools that allow users to evaluate outcomes based on different marketing decisions, as well as characterize the extent of uncertainty in outcomes based on the selected marketing decisions.
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.