Statistics
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Content
Objective
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with basic concepts and tools of statistical methodology
Course Content
1. Statistics as a tool of decision
2. Statistical series, function of distribution and measures of central tendency
3. Measures of dispersion
4. Probability
Course Learning Outcomes
1. The fundamental tools of statistics
2. Probability
3. Statistical series, distribution function and measures of central tendency
4. Measures of dispersion
Teaching and Learning Methods
Analysis and examples
References
Bernard Grais, “Statistique descriptive”,3eme edition, Dunod, Paris.
Vincent Giard, "Statistiques Appliquées a la Gestion", Edition Economica,Paris.
Paul Newbold, William L.Carlson, Betty Thorne, “Statistics for Business and Economics”, 6th edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007
Roger C. Pfaffenberger, James H. Patterson, “Statistical Methods for Business and Economics”, Irwin 2003Business Communication Today
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Statistics |
| 2 | Statistical series |
| 3 | Graphs to describe numerical variables |
| 4 | Measures of central tendency |
| 5 | Measures of variability |
| 6 | Probability and its postulates |
| 7 | Probability Rules |
| 8 | Midterm exam |
| 9 | Bayes theorem |
| 10 | Random variables, mathematical expectation, variance and standard deviation |
| 11 | Hypergeometric distribution, Binomial distribution |
| 12 | The poisson probability distribution, the normal distribution |
| 13 | Discrete random variables and probability distributions |
| 14 | Continuous random variables and probability distributions |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 3 | 100 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 2 | 50 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 50 |
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Assignments | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Quiz | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 135 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.40 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||