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Course Description:

Statistical tools and their application in business decision-making: Topics include data types and descriptions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, samplings, estimation, hypothesis testing, linear regression and correlation, and analysis of variance.

Textbook: Basic Statistics for Business & Economics, 5 th ed., by D. Lind, W. Marchal, and S. Wathen. A copy will be available at the library for those who need a copy for a few hours or so.

Final: Wednesday, August 15th at 1030-1200

*If necessary, schedule will be adjusted

Grading Policy:

Test 1 & 2(Final): 30% each

Comp Group Project: 30%, 3/4 individual grade and 1/4 group grade

HW & Participation 10%

90% 3.7 (A-)

80% 3.0 (B-)

70% 2.0 (C-)

60% 1.0 (D)

*Grade adjustments will be made accordingly. Also, see grade conversion sheet…

 Homework: Homework will cover lecture material and chapter reading.  Each homework will consist of roughly 4-5 problems.  On the homework due date, a number of students, selected at random, will present their answers on the board.  I will grade each student on his or her answer and presentation style from a 0 to 5 point scale.  There are NO make-ups, NO exception, which is the reason why I drop your lowest HW grade.  It is highly recommended to exchange emails and work in groups for the homework.  Solutions will be posted online right after we review them.

Group Activities (Wednesday): Groups of 4 or 5 will work on questions and present those questions to the class. You are required to present to the class at least once over the quarter and will be part of your participation grade.

Test 1 & 2 (Final): Most of the material will come from the homework, group activities, old tests and problem solving.

Group Project:  Each student will be assigned to a group of three or four, where students will use Excel tools such as MegaStat, Data Analysis, and formulas to solve various problems throughout text.  At the end of the quarter, the group will submit a group project, which consists of roughly 9 to 12 problems.  Three quarters of the grade will be based on individual work while the remaining will be based on the overall presentation of the work.

Participation: Everyone starts with 5%. However, cell phone use, being disruptive, missing class will decrease your score, especially talking in class. Don’t come to my office hours about points unless it’s an obvious mistake.

My teaching style: Remember, I’m a student like everyone else in this class, so I understand a lot the issues of being a student. All I ask are the basics: Golden Rule. I treat everyone with respect and I expect the same in return. Everything that I go over in class will be available through my website, so homework and tests will not be a mystery. Students who fail my class: miss class, don’t turn in homework, or are disruptive. If you come to class, participate, turn in the homework, there’s no reason you shouldn’t get a reasonable grade.

Any corrections or questions regarding my syllabus please email me.

Homework Keys

Homework 1 Key

Homework 2 Key

Homework 3 Key

Homework 4 Key

Homework 5 Key

Homework 6 Key

Homework 7 Key

Group Activity

Group Activity 1 Key

Group Activity 2 Key

Group Activity 3 Key

Group Activity 4 Key

Group Activity 5 Key

Group Activity 6 Key

Syllabus

Miscellaneous

Bus210 Equations

Test 1 Review

Test 1 Fall06 Key

Test 1 Spr07 Key

Computer Help Sheet

Computer Group Project: Wages

Computer Project Grouping Pairings

Test 2 (Final) Review

Test 2 (Final) Fall06 Key

Test 2 (Final) Spr07 Key

Grades