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Data Structure: 1. Time Series Data 2. Cross-Sectional Data 3. Pool Data 4. Panel Data

1. There are four main types of data structures: time series data, cross-sectional data, pool data, and panel data. 2. Panel data can be defined as data that are collected as a cross section but then observed periodically over time. This allows researchers to analyze things that cannot be done using only time series or cross-sectional data. 3. The data analytics process includes steps like data management, visualization, quality checks, integration, transformation, and governance.

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Data Structure: 1. Time Series Data 2. Cross-Sectional Data 3. Pool Data 4. Panel Data

1. There are four main types of data structures: time series data, cross-sectional data, pool data, and panel data. 2. Panel data can be defined as data that are collected as a cross section but then observed periodically over time. This allows researchers to analyze things that cannot be done using only time series or cross-sectional data. 3. The data analytics process includes steps like data management, visualization, quality checks, integration, transformation, and governance.

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Data Structure

1. Time series data


2. Cross-sectional data
3. Pool data
4. Panel data.

• Examples of time series data


Series Frequency
GNP or unemployment monthly, or quarterly
government budget deficit annually
money supply weekly
value of a stock market index as transactions occur

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Data Structure (Cont.)
Panel data can be defined as data that are collected as a cross section but
then they are observed periodically.
For example, economic growth of each province in India from 1971-2009; or
profit of companies listed in ISX observed from 1991-2009.
• Panel data is very useful for researchers who are interested in analyzing
something that can not be done using time series/ cross section data only.

• E.g., we like to develop a model that can explain variations regional economic
performance of provinces in India through their natural resources and
productivity of their human resources. If we estimate the model using cross-
section data that are observed only in one particular year, we can not say
anything about variation of their growths over last ten years.

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Modelling as per the Data Structure
1. Model with cross section data
Yi = α+ βXi + εi ; i = 1,2,….., N
N: number of cross section observations
2. Model with time series data
Yt = α + βXt + εt ;t =1,2,….,T
T: number of time series observations
3. Model with panel data
Yit = α + βXit+ εit ; i =1,2,…..,N;
t =1,2,…..,T
N.T: number of panel data observations.

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Data Analytics Process
• Master data management
• Data visualization
• Data quality
• Data integration
• Data transformation
• Data governance

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Data Analysis Process Flows
• Reporting:
scorecards, dashboards
• Descriptive:
statistics, historical
• Predictive:
forecasting, recommendations
• Prescriptive:
simulation, what-if
• Machine learning
pattern discovery

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Decision Models

Model:
 An abstraction or representation of a real system, idea, or object

 Captures the most important features

 Can be a written or verbal description, a visual display, a mathematical formula,


or a spreadsheet representation

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Decision Models
Example 1.4 Three Forms of a Model

The sales of a new produce, such as a first-generation iPad or 3D television,


often follow a common pattern.
• Sales might grow at an increasing rate over time as positive customer
feedback spreads.
(See the S-shaped curve on the following slide.)
• A mathematical model of the S-curve can be identified;
for example, S = aebect
where S is
sales, t is time, e is the base of natural logarithms,
and a, b and c are constants.

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Decision Models

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Decision Models
A decision model is a model used to understand, analyze, or
facilitate decision making.
Types of model input
- data
- uncontrollable variables
- decision variables (controllable)
Types of model output
- performance measures
- behavioral measures

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Decision Models

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Decision Models

Example 1.5 A Sales-Promotion Model


In the grocery industry, managers typically need
to know how best to use pricing, coupons and
advertising strategies to influence sales.
Using Business Analytics, a grocer can develop a
model that predicts sales using price, coupons
and advertising.

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Decision Models

Sales = 500 – 0.05(price) + 30(coupons) +0.08(advertising) + 0.25(price)(advertising)

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Decision Models
Descriptive Decision Models
 Simply tell “what is” and describe relationships
 Do not tell managers what to do
Example 1.6 An Influence Diagram for Total Cost
Influence Diagrams
visually show how various
model elements relate to
one another.

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Decision Models
Example 1.7 A Mathematical Model for Total Cost

TC = F +VQ
TC is Total Cost
F is Fixed cost
V is Variable unit cost
Q is Quantity produced

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Decision Models
Example 1.8 A Break-even Decision Model
TC(manufacturing) = $50,000 + $125*Q
TC(outsourcing) = $175*Q
Breakeven Point:
Set TC(manufacturing)
= TC(outsourcing)
Solve for Q = 1000 units

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Decision Models
Example 1.9 A Linear Demand Prediction Model
As price increases, demand falls.

Figure 1.8

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Decision Models
Example 1.10 A Nonlinear Demand Prediction Model
Assumes price elasticity (constant ratio of % change in demand to %
change in price)

Figure 1.9

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Decision Models
• Predictive Decision Models often incorporate
uncertainty to help managers analyze risk.
• Aim to predict what will happen in the future.
• Uncertainty is imperfect knowledge of what will
happen in the future.
• Risk is associated with the consequences of what
actually happens.

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Decision Models
Prescriptive Decision Models help decision makers identify
the best solution.
Optimization - finding values of decision variables that
minimize (or maximize) something such as cost (or profit).
Objective function - the equation that minimizes (or
maximizes) the quantity of interest.
Constraints - limitations or restrictions.
Optimal solution - values of the decision variables at the
minimum (or maximum) point.

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Decision Models
Example 1.11 A Pricing Model
A firm wishes to determine the best pricing for one of
its products in order to maximize revenue.
Analysts determined the following model:
Sales = -2.9485(price) + 3240.9
Total revenue = (price)(sales)
Identify the price that maximizes total revenue, subject
to any constraints that might exist.

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Decision Models
• Deterministic prescriptive models have inputs that are known
with certainty.
• Stochastic prescriptive models have one or more inputs that are
not known with certainty.
• Algorithms are systematic procedures used to find optimal
solutions to decision models.
• Search algorithms are used for complex problems to find a good
solution without guaranteeing an optimal solution.

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