Landon

Landon

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Week 2 of CEdO540 Decision Making Using Data Collection & Analysis

This week we continued learning about central tendencies and also variances, ranges, and standard deviations. I find myself struggling with the definitions and explanations of the different terms. It has been many years since I have had a statistics class, so it would benefit me to have actual examples to see the numbers working and better understand the terms.

As a group we were asked to analyze a website, Capterra. Capterra allows software buyers to search for the most appropriate software possible. Buyers search for the type of software they are looking for, either by industry or function, and are given many options of software programs available. This site is a great resource for any type of organization! It gives almost every option available for what a buyer is looking for.

We also were required to study different survey creation sites. There are so many out there and we were asked to look at three free sites and two sites that required a fee. As a group we felt that Zoomerang was the best creation site available. Zoomerang offers graphic representation of results, which can sometimes be read easier than number results. Zoomerang also offers tutorials, guides and online training to assist a user.