Analytics for Decision Making

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Syllabus

  • Variability in the real world and implications for decision making
  • Data types and data quality with appropriate visualizations
  • Apply data analysis to managerial decisions, especially in start-ups
  • Making effective decisions from no data to big data (what should we collect and then what do we do with all this data?)

Prerequisite

Algebra

Instructors

Rick Cleary
Professor and Chair, Division of Mathematics and Science
Babson College

Nathan Karst
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics
Babson College

Davit Khachatryan
Assistant Professor of Statistics and Analytics
Babson College

George Recck
Senior Lecturer & Director of the Math Resource Center
Babson College

Babak Zafari
Assistant Professor of Analytics and Statistics
Babson College

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Founded in 1919, Babson College is the top-ranked college for entrepreneurship education. We believe that entrepreneurship is the most positive force on the planet for generating sustainable economic and social value, and Babson is a dynamic living and learning laboratory where more than 3,000 students from over 70 countries work together with faculty and staff to address the problems of business and society. In our collaborative community, students gain the fundamental business skills and liberal arts knowledge necessary to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset. They then use that mindset to put what they learn into practice, making an impact on campus and around the world.

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