Introduction to Data Analysis (Free Online Course With Certificate)

Learn how to effectively manage and improve your business using data analysis tools in this free online course.

This free online data analytics certification teaches you about the principles of process management, tools for data analysis, and how to measure performance in your business environment. This course will focus on four basic tools of data analysis that everyone working in an organization should know and you will study strategies in dealing with variations, as well as how to structure your business area and use data to improve performance.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

• Discuss strategies to deal with special and common cause variations
• Identify data performance tools like the Pareto chart, histogram, run chart, and control chart
• Explain the structures of performance management
• Differentiate between the "voice of the customer" and the "voice of the people"
• Describe how to use data to drive improvement in your business
• Explain special cases where the method for creating a control chart changes

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