About This Data Online Course
In a global defense ecosystem efined by rapid technological advancement and strategic competition, the U.S. military depends on timely data of the highest quality—and personnel who know how to properly use and interpret it—to drive mission-critical decisions.
Whether assessing risk, forecasting logistics demands, evaluating operational readiness, or informing leadership options, DoD professionals across missions rely on a strong foundation in statistics and probability. Understanding how data behaves is essential for turning raw information into actionable insight in complex, uncertain environments.
This online course builds this foundation by introducing the core concepts that underpin modern data analysis. You will explore probability terms and methods (simple, conditional and probability trees), expected value for decision support, distributions (normal, skewed normal, bimodal, binomial, Poisson and Pareto), measures of variability and population-versus-sample considerations.
Through mission-aligned examples and hands-on activities you will see how these tools support better decisions across defense and intelligence contexts.
By the end of this excellent online course, you will be better equipped to calculate and interpret probability, identify appropriate distributions, evaluate variability, use expected value to compare options and apply statistical reasoning to real operational challenges.
What You Will Learn
- Use simple and conditional probability
- Construct a probability tree
- Utilize expected value to compare options
- Choose between probability density functions and cumulative probability
- Select the appropriate measures of variability to characterize a set of data
- Identify if a set of data is the population or only a sample
- Use various distributions (normal, bimodal, skewed normal, binomial, Poisson, and Pareto)
- Utilize standard deviation in the normal distribution
Who Should Take This Online Course
This online training course is designed for defense or intelligence professionals working for the Federal government or government contractor companies who wish to better understand statistics and probability and how to apply these tools at work.
More seasoned professionals will also benefit from this online training experience to obtain a refresher on the subject matter.
Prerequisites
Prior completion of the FedLearn course, Data Analysis (AIANA105)
Course Certificate
To achieve a course certificate of completion, you must score 80 percent or higher on graded lesson quizzes and a final exam.
Course Format
Self-paced, online training course
Course Pricing
Individual courses are $19.99 (per person).
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Continuing Education Unit Credits
This course provides 2.5 CEUs.
