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Course Online Syllabus

Summer 2011

Department QMSCCourse Number6351 Section Number19091
Name of Course Stats & Research Methods
Name of Instructor Ren,Luh-Yu

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Use Excel in statistical analysis
  2. Comprehend how different sampling plans and the sampling distribution of a sample statistic are used in business
  3. Apply discrete and continuous probability distribution concepts in management, marketing, economics/finance, and cost accounting.
  4. Provide Research Methods on how to conduct research, how to develop research design, what tools of analysis are available, and how to prepare a research report. Also, provided are the ethical issues involved in research.
  5. Use statistical inference techniques, such as hypothesis testing about a population mean, population proportion, and about means and proportions with two populations.
  6. Analyze and interpret results of a regression analysis in a variety of settings, such as marketing, management, economics, finance and cost accounting.
  7. Use non-parametric statistics in business (optional)
  8. Present data using tabular and graphical approaches and Prepare data using basic numerical descriptive statistical measures.

Major Assignments/Exams

Midterm Exam 35%
Final Exam 35%
Homework (HW) 10%
Case Assignment 10%
Quiz 10%

Required Reading

Anderson/Sweeney/Williams, Modern Business Statistics,4th ed., ISBN 9780538479752.

Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.

List of Discussion/Lecture Topics


Course topics have not been submitted.