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Data Analysis Certificate Program
Calbright prepares data analysts to be versatile and capable of contributing to any industry. Therefore, readers will find a broad range of topics presented in this text, including spreadsheets, Structured Query Language (SQL), databases, data visualization, public speaking, research, and statistics. This resource is written for anyone seeking to become a well-rounded data professional and wants an introduction to the specializations that exist within varied data analyst roles.
- Author
- Alex Mata
- Publisher
- Calbright College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Business Administration
Contents· 155 sections
- 01: Welcome to Data Analysis
- 02: Introduction to Working in Microsoft Excel
- 2.01: Using Excel Cells
- 2.02: Using Excel Data
- 2.03: Using Excel Functions
- 2.04: Using Excel Charts
- 2.05: Using Conditional Formatting in Excel
- 03: Working in Google Sheets
- 3.01: Creating a New Spreadsheet
- 3.02: Using Google Sheets
- 3.03: Add-Ons
- 04: SQL Structured Query Language
- 4.01: Create Database
- 4.02: Constraints
- 4.03: User Defined Types and Altering Tables
- 4.04: Key Terms and Exercises
- 05: SQL Data Manipulation Language
- 5.01: Using SELECT Statement
- 5.02: INSERT Statement
- 5.03: UPDATE and DELETE Statements
- 5.04: Built-In Functions
- 5.05: Joining Tables
- 5.06: Key Terms and Exercises
- 06: The Relational Data Model
- 6.01: Fundamental Concepts in the Relational Data Model
- 6.02: Key Terms
- 07: The Entity Relationship Data Model
- 7.01: Entity Entity Set and Entity Type
- 7.02: Types of Attributes
- 7.03: Keys
- 7.04: Nulls
- 7.05: Relationships
- 7.06: Key Terms and Exercises
- 08: Visual Media
- 8.01: Tables Charts and Infographics
- 8.02: Matching Graphics and Objectives
- 8.03: Placement Style and Coloring
- 8.04: Captions and Titles
- 8.05: Introduction to Contemporary Visual Aids
- 8.06: Video as a Visual Aid
- 8.07: Designing a Video for Your Needs
- 8.08: Products and Resources for Creating Videos
- 8.09: Introduction to Accessible Visual Aids
- 8.10: Accessibility Matters
- 8.11: Why It Matters- Visual Media
- 8.12: Introduction to Using Visuals
- 8.13: Visuals in a Report
- 8.14: Increasing Impact with Media
- 8.15: Revising and Enhancing Visual Media for Impact
- 8.16: Evaluating the Effectiveness of your Message
- 8.17: Putting It Together- Visual Media
- 8.18: Discussion- Visual Media
- 8.19: Assignment- Visual Media
- 8.20: Introduction to Media and Your Message
- 8.21: Using Visual Media Resources
- 8.22: Visual Design Principles
- 8.23: Introduction to Images
- 8.24: Images Overview
- 8.25: Using Images for Impact
- 8.26: Using Images Legally
- 8.27: Introduction to Charts Diagrams and Graphic Organizers
- 09: Research and Statistics
- 9.01: Introduction
- 9.02: Measures of Center
- 9.03: Measures of Variation
- 9.04: Theres More to Research Methods than Statistics
- 9.05: A brief Introduction to Research Design
- 9.06: Introduction to Psychological Measurement
- 9.07: Scales of measurement
- 9.08: Assessing the Reliability of a Measurement
- 9.09: The role of variables predictors and outcomes
- 9.10: Experimental and non-experimental research
- 9.11: Assessing the validity of a study
- 9.12: Confounds Artifacts and other Threats to Validity
- 9.13: Videos
- 9.14: References
- 10: Data Validation
- 10.01: Importance of Statistics and Experimental Measurements
- 11: Describing Data
- 11.01: This is what too many numbers looks like
- 11.02: Look at the data
- 11.03: Important Ideas - Distribution Central Tendency and Variance
- 11.04: Measures of Central Tendency (Sameness)
- 11.05: Measures of Variation (Differentness)
- 11.06: Using Descriptive Statistics with data
- 11.07: Rolling your own descriptive statistics
- 11.08: Remember to look at your data
- 11.09: Videos
- 11.10: References
- 12: Correlation
- 12.01: If something caused something else to change what would that look like
- 12.02: Pearsons r
- 12.03: Turning the numbers into a measure of co-variance
- 12.04: Examples with Data
- 12.05: Regression A mini intro
- 12.06: Interpreting Correlations
- 12.07: Summary
- 12.08: References
- 13: Probability Sampling and Estimation
- 13.01: Prelude to Probability Sampling and Estimation
- 13.02: How are Probability and Statistics Different
- 13.03: What Does Probability Mean
- 13.04: Basic Probability Theory
- 13.05: The Binomial Distribution
- 13.06: The normal distribution
- 13.07: Other useful distributions
- 13.08: Summary of Probability
- 13.09: Samples populations and sampling
- 13.10: The Law of Large Numbers
- 13.11: Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem
- 13.12: The Central Limit Theorem
- 13.13: z-scores
- 13.14: Estimating population parameters
- 13.15: Estimating a confidence interval
- 13.16: Summary
- 13.17: Videos
- 13.18: References
- 14: Public Speaking
- 14.01: How You Speak
- 14.02: Introduction to Audience Engagement
- 14.03: Audience Attention and Rapport
- 14.04: Audience Participation
- 14.05: Introduction to Speech Tips and Techniques
- 14.06: Overcoming Fears and Anxiety
- 14.07: Pro Tips
- 14.08: Putting It Together- Public Speaking
- 14.09: Discussion- Public Speaking
- 14.10: Why It Matters- Public Speaking
- 14.11: Introduction to Effective Public Speaking
- 14.12: What is Public Speaking
- 14.13: Benefits of Public Speaking
- 14.14: Audience Expectations
- 14.15: Developing an Effective Speech
- 14.16: Introduction to Delivery Techniques
- 14.17: Starting Your Speech
- 14.18: Body Language and Gestures
- 15: Developing and Delivering Business Presentations
- 15.01: Text Boxes and Themes
- 15.02: Images Videos and Arranging Objects
- 15.03: Introduction to Making a Presentation for a Meeting
- 15.04: Parts of a Good Presentation
- 15.05: Whats my Presentation About
- 15.06: Bad Presentations
- 15.07: Making a Presentation for a Meeting
- 15.08: Putting It Together- Developing and Delivering Business Presentations
- 15.09: Assignment- Developing and Delivering Business Presentations
- 15.10: Why It Matters- Developing and Delivering Business Presentations
- 15.11: Introduction to Visual Aids
- 15.12: Presentation Tools and Visual Aids
- 15.13: Introduction to Using Microsoft PowerPoint
- 15.14: New Presentations
- 15.15: Editing and Enhancing a PowerPoint Presentation
- 15.16: Visuals- Images Videos and Objects
- 15.17: Introduction to Using Google Slides
- 15.18: Creating and Organizing Presentations