Intermediate level · Module 6 of 6 · 17 guided hours
Intermediate Data Science Project
Deliver the education programme monitoring analysis end to end, from merged data to report, dashboard and presentation.
Learning objectives
- Plan an analysis around programme questions
- Carry out rigorous wrangling and statistical analysis
- Deliver reproducible outputs and present findings
Topics
- analysis plan
- data preparation
- indicator and inferential analysis
- reproducible report
- dashboard
- presentation
Lessons
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Lesson 1 Writing an Analysis Plan
Set out the questions, data, indicators and methods before analysing outcomes.
analysis planmain vs exploratory questionsmethodsoutputs
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Lesson 2 Carrying Out the Analysis
Prepare the data and run the planned indicator, inferential and regression analyses.
merge logweighted indicatorstests and regressionquality checks
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Lesson 3 Outputs and Presentation
Produce the reproducible report and dashboard, and present findings to programme managers.
reportdashboardpresentationrecommendations
Practical activity
Deliver the level project in three reviewed stages: analysis plan, analysis, outputs and presentation.
Expected outcomes
- A complete, rigorous analysis project
- Communication to programme staff
Assessment
The level project assessed against its criteria with a presentation to 'programme managers'.
Taught live by an instructor — online or in person. Free course lessons are for self-study and do not lead to a certificate — see registration options.