Week 1 Problem Set

In the Student Assignment File Week 1 tab, complete the problems, and submit your work in an Excel document.   

Descriptive Statistics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Load the Analysis ToolPak (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and Use the Analysis ToolPak to Perform Complex Data Analysis (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for more information on how to use the required technologies for the course. Be sure to show all of your work and clearly label all calculations.

All statistical calculations will use the data found in the Data tab in the Student assignment file.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Multimedia

Forbes Insights. (2015, April 9). The role of data & analytics today (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/fxroi4beKhE

• In this video, a group of executives hosted by Forbes, Ernst, and Young talk about the impact of data and analytics on business strategy and outcomes. This video will assist you in your Characteristics/Descriptive Statistics/Probability assignment this week.
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