QMB 2100
Faculty who teach this course are: (Click on their name for their
homepage).
Tom Hoskins
For course syllabus click here.
QMB
2100 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
College
Web Site:
www.gulfcoast.edu
Pre-Requisite:
Minimum grade of “C” in
MAT 1033
Textbook:
A First Course in Business Statistics, (2th Edition) by Levine, Krehbiel,
and Berenson; Prentice-Hall Publishing
Catalog
Description:
Topics include statistics in business decision-making; statistical data;
averages,
dispersion and skewness; probability; probability distributions; survey
sampling;
tests of significance parametric methods and nonparametric methods; simple
linear
regression and correlation.
Course
Objective:
1. Understanding statistics
2.
Data arrangement and presentation
3.
Measures of central location
4.
Measures of variation
5.
Probability
6.
Probability distributions: Discrete
7.
Probability distributions: Continuous
8.
Sampling and sampling distributions
9.
Estimation
10.
Hypothesis testing
11.
Simple regression and correlation analysis
Method of Instruction:
Lectures and interactive participation by the student in the resolution of
problems
and exercises.
Grading:
A(90-100), B(80-89),
C(70-79), D(60-69),
F(below 60). Grade consists of four exams of 100 points each and practice
problems worth 100 points.
Policy
on Make-up Exams:
Students must take tests as scheduled. Make-up
exams for excused absences
should be arranged with the instructor.
Course
Requirements:
College
Attendance Policy:
Students who are absent from class more than one eighth of a course without the
instructor’s permission shall be withdrawn. Please consult with class
instructors for
specific class attendance and grading policies.
Notes:
Programmable calculators
and computers may not be used on examinations.
