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MKTG 455. Course Overview. Figure 1 : What’s this class all about? Learning outcomes and objectives. Teaching Model Building (Marketing) Analytics. 3 . Fix the core first. It’s hard to add electives. Elective. Fancy models. Classical “Linear” models. Core.
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MKTG 455 Course Overview
Figure 1: What’s this class all about? • Learning outcomes and objectives
Teaching Model Building (Marketing) Analytics 3. Fix the core first. It’s hard to add electives. Elective Fancy models Classical “Linear” models Core Descriptive statistics including graphs and comparing means/percents Data Preparation: extraction (SQL), cleaning, understanding, string processing, feature creation Theory (e.g., causality, omitted variables) and study design (e.g., sampling/DOE and validity) issues Formulating the right questions and having “domain knowledge” to ask the right questions and interpret/present the findings
Daniel Pink Karl Duncke (1940s)
Two Types of Thinking • Algorithmic/Procedural Thinking • Steps to a perdetermined end. • Computational • Practical • Funtional Thinking • Heuristic Thinking • Novel soution to a complex problem. • Requires creative application of existing materials. • No obvious pre-set solution. • Willingness to play/fail
DO NOT Light Any Matches Google the answer Give your solution away by drawing attention to your group, if you figure it out