Publicly Available (Free) Databases Useful in Teaching Business Analytics Courses William J. Miller Christopher M. Lowery J. Whitney Bunting College of Business, Georgia College & State University Department of Management Milledgeville, GA 31061 (william.miller@gcsu.edu) Presentation to the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Southeast Decision Science Institute-Charleston, SC

Publicly Available (Free) Databases Business Analytics Teaching Database Clearinghouse Interest Viability Benefits Toward Teaching Benefits Toward Research Metrics, Availability, and Maintenance Metrics Website or Quarterly Email? Mechanism for Updating Should We House the Databases? Considering They Could Disappear from their Original Site Case Study: 2 Fall 2016 & 2 Spring 2017 Business Analytics Courses

Data Base Metrics Industry Data Base Name Data Source Data Base Description Database Url Time Period(s) Data Dictionary Yes or No or Something? Number of Rows Number of Continuous Variables Number of Categorical Variables Report (1) or Raw Data? (10) 1-10 scale Comments/Recommendations/Project Outcomes from Users

Case Study Course Project We all work for a BA Consulting Firm They Need To Develop Something Meaningful to Present to Potential Clients Each Team Identifies Industry of Interest Finds Data Bases Presents Report Using Business Analytics Process Introduction (Data Base Source, Documentation, Validity) Descriptive Analytics (Statistics and Graphs) Issue of Categorical Variables Predictive Analytics (Regression Models) Correlation Tables, Scatter Diagrams, and Regression Models Prescriptive Analytics Target Organization (Business, Government Agency, Foundation, NGO, University, etc.) Potential Application: Linear Programming, Decision Analysis, Simulation, Other Software, Algorithms, Heuristics Benefits Job Market, Excitement About Data Analytics Process, Research Limitations Real World, Convenience Samples, Limited N’s, Raw Data, Summary Data, Changing DBs

Georgia College Business Analytics Concentration Business Analytics is required for all management majors (300+) Considering a concentration that would appeal to some of them (30-60 per year) those who want to go to a BA Masters or PhD program those who want to be more marketable upon graduation with a BBA in Mgt Three Course Concentration Business Analytics: Overall Model, Conceptual and Data Analysis Analyze Real World Data Base with Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive methods, SPSS Marc J. Schniederjans, Dara G. Schniederjans, Christopher M. Starkey (2014). Business Analytics Principles, Concepts, and Applications: What, Why, and How, Pearson FT Press Edition 1. ISBN: 9780133552249 Business Modeling: Focus on Predictive Modeling Regression, Logistical Regression, ANOVA, R software Business Applications: Focus On Prescriptive Modeling and Case Studies Linear Programming, Decision Analysis, Simulation Questions Adequacy, Value of Concentration? Suggested Graduate Programs for Our Students