Course Description
This course will provide students with an introduction to statistics. Students will learn to solve problems using computer spreadsheets. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, sampling, normal and binomial distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing and regression analysis. Students will be required to have basic Excel skills.
Means of Assessment
| Final Exam |
30% |
| Term Examinations (2-3) |
40% - 50% |
| Computer Lab Test |
5% - 10% |
| Assignments (6-12) |
15% - 25% |
| Participation |
0% - 5% |
| |
100% |
Note: Students must achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined examination components to pass the course.
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to:
- collect statistical data using appropriate sampling techniques;
- organize statistical data and calculate measures of central tendency and variation;
- calculate the probability of events when they are mutually exclusive, independent and dependent;
- use binomial and normal distribution to make probability estimates;
- set up confidence intervals for population means and proportions;
- use sample information to test statements or claims about parameters;
- use computer spreadsheets to solve statistical problems;
- use simple regression to determine significance of relationship between two variables.
Textbook Materials
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
Donnelly, Robert A. Jr.; Business Statistics, Latest Edition, Pearson; or
Sharpe, Norean R., De Veaux, Richard D. et al. Business Statistics, Latest Edition. Pearson; or
Other textbooks approved by the department.
Use of only Commerce and Business Administration faculty-approved calculators.