MISM6402 (Foundations of Data Analysis for Business) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Covers basic principles of descriptive and predictive analytics. Presents statistical models and techniques used for descriptive statistics; probability and modeling uncertainty; sampling, estimation, and confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; analysis of variance; simple and multiple regression analysis; time-series analysis; and forecasting. Emphasizes an understanding of how these tools can support decision-making and analytics initiatives in a business context with real-world examples and case studies. Uses various software packages for analyzing datasets and summarizing results.
Data updated October 2026.