Pre-requisite – None | Credit 3 (3-0-6)

Course description:

Basic statistics and their application in the business environment. Topics covered included, central tendency and dispersion; probability distribution of random variables; and normal distribution. In addition, students will learn and practice hypothesis testing, correlation, and simple linear regression by utilizing a statistical programming package and using statistics for business decisions.

Course learning outcome (CLOs):

  • Define the importance of statistics in business and research
  • Analyze dispersion during uncertainty to take informed business decisions
  • Analyze discrete and continuous probability distribution, hypotheses, the concept of p value
  • Interpret correlation analysis, bivariate and multivariate regression analysis and plan for future decision making