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June ASQ Salt Lake Member Workshop
Data Quality Workshop with Mark Martin
Join us in June!
To make informed data-driven decisions, you need appropriate analysis of good data. Unfortunately, sometimes 90% of the allotted time is spent data-wrangling (organizing, formatting, and cleaning or investigating the data), leaving only 10% of available time for analysis. This workshop-style presentation will help you learn principles of organizing data so that it is ready for statistical software, enabling more efficient and informative analysis.
As an exercise, we will use a real dataset of automobile mileage and fuel consumption for a few vehicles. We will search for inconsistencies, review formats, and apply the 8 Dimensions of Data Quality to make the dataset analysis-ready. You will learn a step-by-step process for preparing a dataset that is checked for quality, documented, and ready to be read into statistical software. Whether you supply data for someone else to analyze, collect and analyze your own data, or analyze data that comes from other sources, this workshop will teach you principles to work efficiently with data.
Presented by:
Mark Martin
Mark Martin (CQE, CRE, CQA) worked for 24 years as a statistician in the healthcare diagnostics industry. He has seen a wide range of datasets, ranging from well-executed studies with cleanly prepared datasets, to poorly organized data requiring lots of reformatting and investigation. Mark’s work was approximately 75% product development and 25% manufacturing support. Favorite activities included designing experiments in collaboration with scientists and engineers, improving processes, designing efficient test protocols, and supporting troubleshooting efforts. Mark was also involved with non-clinical trials.
Having worked in the development of blood tests and automated immunoassay analyzers, Mark (as a patient) is a firm believer in regular wellness testing, in addition to the traditional use of blood testing to diagnose illness and disease in sick patients.
One of Mark’s key interests is helping people reason with numbers. He has participated in Quantitative Literacy activities through the American Statistical Association (ASA).
Mark is a Senior Member of ASQ and has served as a member leader in the Salt Lake Section. He has been a presenter for two Salt Lake Section meetings and at the 2017 ASQ Salt Lake Section Symposium. Mark joined ASQC (before the “C” was dropped) while earning an M.S. in Statistics at Brigham Young University. Mark highly recommends student membership for learning topics and skills not typically taught in the classroom.
Red Tree Room
Parking is limited, carpooling may be useful for attendees.
