Case Study Project Overview:

Case Study Project

Overview:

Use either SAS BASE programming or SAS Enterprise Miner - this is a large project that needs all four steps completed using business analytical tools either SAS BASE programming or SAS Enterprise Miner.

Develop a case study which includes data analysis to answer a question or solve a problem. This project is multi-faceted. In industry, you will need to locate or obtain data, identify how data can help solve business problems, analyze data, report analysis results, and duplicate or verify analysis when necessary. Your case studies must include step-by-step instructions for analyzing the data. In addition to writing this case study, you will be selecting one case study from your peers, analyzing their data, and presenting your conclusions about their case study question/problem.  

1. Submit your industry choice and an explanation of why you are interested in this particular industry.

2. Find examples of data you could use to write a case study for your industry. (You may not be able to find complete or up-to-date data but you should be able to find enough data to complete this project.) Based on the data you have available, formulate a question or problem that you will answer in your case study.

3. Write an outline for your case study. Submit the outline to your instructor.

4. Write your case study and step-by-step instructions for how to analyze/process the data to answer your case study question.

5. Produce the results and write a summary/conclusion.