BUS 215 - Statistics (3)

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above, or with permission.

An introductory course in statistical procedures with applications to business. Topics include descriptive statistics, the binomial and normal distributions, sampling, hypothesis testing, estimation, correlations, contingency tables, one-way analysis of variance and linear regressions. Upon completion of this class, students will be able to 1) collect a data set, identify the sampling method used, and recognize potential bias; 2) describe a dataset with tabular, graphical, and numerical methods; 3) test various hypothesis and construct confidence intervals; 4) scrutinize and interpret results and draw meaningful conclusions; and 5) present your data and results in a way that is concise and visually appealing and provides information to the reader.