Brief Course Description
Foundations of Information Analytics / 统计数据分析基础
Today, many organisations generate, and collect (“harvest”), unimaginable quantities of data of all types. However, merely collecting lots of data is pointless. The critical step is to analyse the data so that it can be transformed into information and action. The key idea is to transform data in such a way that it can be used for business advantage. An important tool that enables this transformation is statistics. This is the subject matter of this course. Statistics will be presented in a mathematically friendly and non-threatening manner. The course emphasises conceptual understanding of the material, and not on the exact keystrokes needed to accomplish specific statistical tests.
如今，许多组织收集（“收获”）各种类型的庞大数据。然而，仅仅收集大量数据是毫无意义的。关键的一步在于分析数据，使其转化为信息和行动，并且要以一种可以用于商业优势的方式转换数据。实现这种转化的重要工具是统计学，这也是本课程的主要内容。统计学的呈现方式同样适用于非数学背景的学生，并且只强调对材料的概念性理解，而非完成特定精确的统计考核。
Intended Learning Objectives (ILOS)
• To sensitise you to the fact that data is all around us
• To start you thinking about the opportunities for transforming data into action (new products / processes / …)
• To lay the statistical foundations for data analytics so that you can transform the data into actionable information
• 使您意识到数据无处不在的事实
• 让您开始思考将数据转化为行动的机会（新产品/流程/…）
• 建立数据分析的统计基础，以便将数据转化为可操作的信息
Course Assessments
Components | Group/Individual | Weighting |
Mid-Semester Test | Individual | 20% |
Group Assignment | Group | 20% |
Individual Assignment | Individual | 20% |
Final Test | Individual | 40% |
Total | 100% |
课程收获
完成课程学习，可以获得南洋理工大学结业证书及成绩单、江苏高校学生境外学习政府奖学金项目证书。