ETW1102

Business statistics

(BUS)

Gippsland, Berwick: Dr Mindi Nath; Malaysia: Dr Mak Kok Sun; Peninsula: Mr Hugh O'Reilly; South Africa: Dr Frank Agbola

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures, one 2-hour tutorial per week + Distance approximately 12 hours per week + First and second semester, Berwick, Gippsland, Distance + First semester, Peninsula, South Africa + Second semester, Malaysia + Prohibitions: ETW1000, ETW1640

Synopsis: Introduction to spreadsheeting. Descriptive statistics. Elementary probability. Discrete and continuous probability distributions. Statistical inference. Simple linear regression and correlation. Forecasting and time series. Index numbers.

Assessment: Assignments and tests: 30% + Final examination (3 hours): 70%