Workshop Facilitation on the Fundamentals of Data and Predictive Analytics

A 3-day workshop was conducted for the staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Proficiencies were delivered daily by applying the following tools; Microsoft Excel for Data Analytics, SPSS and Microsoft Power BI.

With the exposure of these individuals to different data samples. We tried to solve challenges around forecasting, how change in price affect purchase of PMS and how to use sampling techniques.

Participants were asked to volunteer different data samples to enable the analysis.

Day 1 - Microsoft Excel for data analysis, which helped to portray how increase in price of PMS could impact demand.

Day 2 - SPSS was taught and used to forecast sales in subsequent months.

Day 3 - Power BI for visualizing data in order to make meaningful business decisions.