On-Demand: Garbage In, Millions Out: The Hidden Risk in Your Analytics

We’ll tackle one of the most time-consuming challenges in any data analytics initiative—the critical process of cleaning and normalizing data, which often accounts for up to 80% of project effort. In this session, we’ll uncover the true cost of bad data—not just in dollars, but in reputational risk. You’ll learn about common pitfalls in data collection and ingestion, how poor data quality can distort analytics and decision-making, and the tools and techniques you can use to ensure data integrity and reliability.

Takeaways

• Understand the real-world financial and reputational impact of poor data quality
• Understand how flawed data leads to misleading insights and poor decision-making
• Explore some real-life examples that cost companies millions due to unclean or inaccurate data

CPE Hours Available: 1.0

NASBA Knowledge Level: Intermediate

NASBA Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

NASBA Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge

Prerequisites: Basic understanding of data analytics concepts and/or experience working with data

Advance Preparation: None

Topic(s): Data, Analytics, Cleansing, Normalizing, Risk, Poor Data Quality, Flawed Data, Misleading Insights, Business Optimization

Price: $0 – due to this program being offered free of charge, there will be no refunds issued

CPE will only be awarded to participants on the live broadcast who are logged in for a minimum of 50 minutes and engage on at least three poll questions during the event.

Jefferson Wells is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.