Chris Anderson is a professor at the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration. Prior to his appointment in 2006, he was on the faculty at the Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario, Canada. Professor Anderson’s main research focus is on revenue management and service pricing. He actively works in the application and development of revenue management across numerous industry types, including hotels, airlines, and rental car and tour companies, as well as numerous consumer packaged goods and financial services firms. Professor Anderson’s research has been funded by numerous governmental agencies and industrial partners. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management and is the regional editor for the International Journal of Revenue Management. At the Nolan School of Hotel Administration, Professor Anderson teaches courses in revenue management and service operations management.
Course Overview
The sheer variety of sources and types of data that can aid in decision making are almost overwhelming. The key to making good use of the data lies in knowing what specifically to pay attention to, understanding the relationships and variables among the data, and making the right connections.
Experience is essential to knowing and making educated guesses about what to pay attention to. Familiarity with statistical methods will provide you with a significant advantage over relying on gut instinct alone.
In this course you will learn to identify uncertainty in a business decision, and to choose variables that help reduce uncertainty. By the end of this course, you will have a robust decision model that you can use to make predictions related to your decision. Along the way, you will clarify and enhance your understanding of the factors that influence possible outcomes from the decision.
You are required to have completed the following courses or have equivalent experience before taking this course:
- Understanding and Visualizing Data
- Implementing Scientific Decision Making
Key Course Takeaways
- Determine the degree of uncertainty in your decision and determine the impact of this uncertainty
- Identify data relationships to reduce uncertainty
- Create a regression model that looks at attributes of variables driving the decision
- Refine your regression model to improve its validity
- Create a convincing argument for the validity of your model
- Make a prediction or an estimate using your model
Download a Brochure
Not ready to enroll but want to learn more? Download the course brochure to review program details.How It Works
Course Author
Who Should Enroll
- Analysts
- Functional Managers
- Executives
- Consultants
- Any professional that uses data to make business decisions
100% Online
cornell's Top Minds
career