ETC9320

Principles of quantitative analysis

(BUS)

Not offered in 2002

Associate Professor Ralph Snyder

7 points + 3-hour session per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Topics include introduction to computing; the consumer price index; marginal analysis; optimal operation of an organisation within its constraints; probability; statistical measures summarising the properties of data sets; decision making under uncertainty; establishment of relationships between important features (such as sales) and possible explanatory factors (which may be lagged); forecasting; project management.

Assessment: Test: 40% + Examination (2.5 hours): 60%