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Hours:
Fall 2015
Wednesday 17:45 20:15
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Room: S2-285
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the applications of statistical techniques that are essential in
business data analysis and decision-making. Topics include descriptive statistics,
probability and probability distributions, inferences about means, proportions and
variances, tests of goodness-of-fit and independence, analysis of variance and linear
regression analysis. Statistical software packages are used to perform analyses of
data sets and present findings.1
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objective is to introduce the techniques of quantitative research that will be
useful in specification, evaluation and integration of research endeavours into a
decision-making framework. By the end of the course students will be able to
describe a data set by graphical or numeric methods, compare two data sets,
interpret tables and graphs, perform data analysis including regression modeling
and experimental design and understand the connection between statistics and
good business practice. In addition, they will be able to use statistical software
packages and present their findings effectively.
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook:
Berenson, M.L., Levine, D.M. and Szabat, Basic Business Statistics, Concepts and
Applications, 13th edition, New Jersey, Pearson Education Inc. 2014.
Other Material:
1
Assignme
nts
Individual
project
In class
discussions,
assignment
problems
In class
discussions,
assignment
problems
Exam questions
Analysis of
business data
In class
discussions,
assignment
Problems
In class
discussions,
assignment
Problems
Examinations
(Class and final
exams)
Exam questions
Exam questions
Analysis of
business data
Exam questions
EVALUATION
The final grade is based on two class tests worth 25% each and a final cumulative exam
worth 50%.
Test 1:
Test 2:
Final:
25%
25%
50%
Oct. 9,2014
Nov. 13, 2014
To be determined
GRADING
A+
A
A-
[95, 100] %
[90-95[ %
[85-90[ %
B+
B
B-
[80-85[ %
[75-80[ %
[70-75[ %
C
F
[60-70[ %
[ 0-60[ %
DISCLAIMER
The instructor reserves the right to change or update this outline, and any other course related
materials, as required. The student will be informed in a timely manner through FirstClass and/or
announcements during class.
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LEARNING PLAN
Lecture
Date
Topics
Chapters
Sept. 9,
2015
Important Things to
Learn First
Defining and Collecting
Data
Organizing and
Visualizing Variables
Sept. 16,
2015
Numerical descriptive
measures
Sept. 23,
2015
Basic probability
Sept. 30,,
2015
Discrete probability
distributions
The Normal distribution
5.1, 5.3
6.1 6.2
Oct. 7,
2015
Sampling distributions
7.1 7.3
Oct. 14,
2015
Test 1 (Chapters 1 6)
Confidence interval
estimation
8.1 8.4
Oct. 21,
2015
9.1 - 9.4
10.14 10.3
Oct. 28
2015
Analysis of variance
Nov. 4,
2015
Chi-square tests
10
Nov. 11,
2015
Nov. 18,
2015
11
3
4
5
1 &2
11.15
12.1, 12.26,
12.3,
13.1 13.5,
13.7, 13.8,
3.5
14.1 14.4,
14.6
Suggested Exercises
1.6, 1.8, 1.22, 1.24,
1.30, 2..2, 2.8, 2.16,
2.20, 2.30, 2.36,
2.38, 2.40. 2.48,
2.80
3.2, 3.8, 3.12a,b, c,
3.18, 3.28, 3.64,
3.66
4.4, 4.6, 4.10, 4.14,
4.22, 4.24, 4.28,
4.34, 4.36, 4.44,
4.48, 4.62, 4.64
5.2, 5.6, 5.12a,b,d,
5.16a,b,d,e,, 5.22,
5.24, 5.26, 5.54,
5.56, 5.60, 6.6,
6.10, , 6.48,
6.52 a,b,c,d,e
7.2, 7.6, 7.10, 7.16,
7.18, 7.24, 7.26,
8.2, 8.10, 8.12,
8.18, 8.24, 8.28,
8.36, 8.44, 8.46,
8.58
9.12, 9.14, 9.26,
9.28, 9.46, 9.48,
9.58, 9.70, 9.72,
10.2, 10.8, 10.12,
10.20, 10.24, 10.30
10.32, 10.66
11.2, 11.8a, 11.10a,
11.12a,b, 11.14a,c
12.6, 12.10,
12.16a,b, 12.18a,b,
12.22, 12.26
13.40, 13.52a,
13.74, 13.78, 3.44,
3.46, 3.48
14.4, 14.6, 14.10,
14.24, 14.38, 14.72,
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Nov. 25,
2015
Dec. 2,
2015
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