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 316-129 Business Statistics

Note

Students may not gain credit for both 316-129 Business Statistics and either 316-130 Quantitative Methods 1 or 620-201 Probability.

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

To be advised

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week

Subject Description

Data analysis; major probability distributions; point and interval estimation; hypothesis testing. Applications to accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing.

Assessment

A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (70%); assignments not exceeding 50 pages in total (20%); and a mark based on tutorial attendance and participation (10%).

Prescribed Texts
  • Weiers R M, Introduction to Business Statistics. 2nd ed. Dryden Press.
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