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Course Description
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Course Name
Business Statistics
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Host University
The American Business School Paris
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Location
Paris, France
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Area of Study
Statistics
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
MATH 120 (Calculus) or its equivalent
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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US Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
COURSE DESCRIPTION :
This course is offered to the second year students with an overall picture of the scope and structure of business statistics. The objective of this course is to provide the students a practical understanding of some widely used statistical tools and methods and the ability to use this knowledge to prepare a quantitative study, process the gathered data and interpret its results.INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY :
The course is developed through lectures, discussion and numerical problem solving sessions. Students are expected to thoroughly read text materials and participate in class discussion. Will be covered in class :
- Introduction : What is statistics ?
- Methods for describing sets of data
- Measures of position ; measures of dispersion
- Relationships between qualitative variables
- Forecasting techniques
- Probability concepts
- Random variables ; probability distributions
- Normal distribution ; estimation of a population mean or proportionTEXT:
Business Statistics : A Decision-Making Approach,Groebner, Pearson, 1stEd, 2010EVALUATION :
The final grade will be made up of a class participation and homework (20%), a mid-term test (40%) and the final examination (40%).
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.