Subject: Commerce
Credit units: 3
Offered: Either Term 1 or Term 2
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
College: Edwards School of Business
Department: Finance and Management Science

Description

Teaches descriptive statistics, index numbers, probability concepts, probability distributions, sampling distributions, statistical inference - estimation and hypothesis testing, and introduces time series forecasting (moving averages and exponential smoothing). Spreadsheet-based statistical functions and/or computer programs will be used to demonstrate the concepts and theory and to analyze practical business situations.

Prerequisite(s): Foundations of Math 30, Pre-Calculus 30, or MATH 102.
Note: Edwards students with credit for EE 216.3, GE 210.3, PLSC 214.3, PSY 233.3, STAT 241.3, STAT 244.3, STAT 245.3, or STAT 246.3 may not receive credit for this course. Students who wish to use this course toward an Arts & Science credit should first refer to Statistics Course Regulations in the Arts & Science section of the Catalogue.

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