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LERN 1520: Advanced Data Analysis
Effective date
January 2022
Department
LERN UGotClass
School
Continuing Studies
Description
After taking this Advanced course in Data Analysis, you will be able to perform inquiries that will be useful to your business or organization, and have the skill necessary to communicate these results through graphs and text that your fellow employees will understand. Take the guesswork out of important company decisions and make decisions based on statistically significant information. Whether your business is home based or a large company, this class will take you to the next level where important decision-making is concerned.
This course is offered in partnership with Learning Education Resource Network - UGotClass. For more information see: http://yougotclass.org/index.cfm/VCC
Credits
0.0
Year of study
General Interest
Prerequisites
LERN 1510.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Develop a useful survey.
- Perform means comparisons.
- Perform analyses of variance.
- Perform post hoc comparisons.
- Explain statistical results graphically and textually.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 16
Total Hours: 16
Total Hours: 16
Instructional Strategies
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S - based on:1. Make at least one comment every week in the discussion. 3.Completion Timeline -The requirements should be done by the last day of the course.
Evaluation Plan
None
Course topics
- Developing a Survey
- Comparing Means
- Finding Differences between Groups
- Individual Research Inquiries
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.