Learn to capitalize on today’s hottest market research trends with the Analytics 1-2-3 program from the University of Georgia.

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Two of the most important and intriguing developments in market research over the last several years have been the increased emphasis on analytics and the widespread availability of data of all kinds. Analytics 1-2-3 will get you up to speed on both. We have combined three popular Principles Express+ courses, each dealing with some facet of these trends, into a specially-priced bundle that will prepare you to take your research skills to a new level.

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Format: Online

Hours: 36

Credits: 3.6 CEUs

When: Start anytime

Cost: $859 - $989

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The three topics covered in the Data Analytics 1-2-3 are:

  • Introduction to Data Analysis. This course will introduce you to the critical concepts common to the analysis of quantitative research data, with special attention to survey data analysis. These concepts will help analysts, buyers of research services, and those designing research. Knowing how best to look at data and derive insights is critical to ensuring that the information has a positive impact on the business decision that needs to be made. You will learn how to examine your data, prepare it for analysis, select the most appropriate statistical methods, and develop an analysis plan.
  • Advanced Analytic Techniques. In this course, you will learn about some of the more advanced statistical methods you may encounter as a researcher, with greater attention to techniques that are frequently used with secondary data. Topics include: conjoint analysis, multiple regression, cluster analysis for segmentation, linear regression, perceptual mapping and factor analysis. You are not expected to memorize complicated formulas; rather, this course teaches the principles behind commonly used advanced statistical methods and when to use them.
  • Working with Secondary Data: Syndicated and Big Data.This course introduces the many secondary data sources available to you. You will learn about the value and challenges you might encounter when linking primary and secondary data, and gain insights into the “big data” world in which businesses now operate.

For a complete listing of Learning Objectives, please download the file.

Who Should Attend?

  • Entry-level researchers looking for a solid introduction to quantitative data analysis.
  • Mid-level staff seeking to expand their skillsets.
  • Experienced researchers looking to catch up with the latest developments, especially the expanded use of secondary data.
  • Corporations seeking professional development options for their internal training portfolio.
  • Suppliers of research seeking courses for new-employee onboarding.
  • Researchers who lead or contribute to project design, particularly those around secondary data.
  • Researchers interested in understanding the important role that syndicated data can play in research design and execution.
  • Analysts needing to understand how best to analyze quantitative data, and the pitfalls to avoid.
  • Analysts needing to understand what secondary data sources exist and where to find them.
  • Client-side researchers responsible for designing research and ensuring that the analysis leads to reliable insights.
  • Client-side researchers interested in understanding how to leverage data their companies may already possess.
  • People just entering the research field who want a deeper understanding of the research process.

Course Information

Course Number: 

0597-005

Course Date Info: 
Course format: 

Online

Course Fee(s): 

$989 - Standard Fee

$859 - Association Discount (Members* of: Insights Association; ESOMAR; Canadian Research Insights Council, The Research Society, Intellus Worldwide, QRCA, AMAI, WAPOR-Latinoamérica, MRII Board of Directors, UGA MMR Advisory Board.)

$50 - One-Month Extension (only one extension is granted per participant)

*Membership will be verified.

Prepayment is required to be registered. The prices listed are per person (US Funds). Prices are subject to change.

Ray Poynter Ray Poynter – Managing Director, The Future Place and Founder, NewMR
Ray is the author of The Handbook of Mobile Market Research, The Handbook of Online and Social Media Research and the #IPASOCIALWORKS Guide to Measuring Not Counting. He is the founder of NewMR.org, editor of the ESOMAR book Answers to Contemporary Market Research Questions, and is the Managing Director of The Future Place, a UK-based consultancy, specializing in training.

Ray has spent the last 35 years at the intersection of innovation, technology, and market research, during which time Ray has held director level positions with Vision Critical, Virtual Surveys, The Research Business, Millward Brown, Sandpiper and IntelliQuest.

Bill Bean imageBill Bean – Principal, Bean and Associates Consulting
Bill is a senior marketing executive specializing in research and analytics. He has founded shopper insights practices at four Fortune 500 consumer goods companies, conducted research in over 20 countries worldwide, and pioneered many applications of advanced analytics techniques to assess marketing performance. He served on the advisory board for the University of Wisconsin A.C. Nielsen Center for Market Research for ten years as well as a trustee of the Marketing Science Institute