Welcome to the course. Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss problems or any other aspect of the course. I will always be available thirty minutes before each class. If more time is needed feel free to either talk to me in person , or call me at home - 06221-761482 - or mail a message to mpmd1@bunt.com.

Textbook:

Statistics for Business and Economics by Anderson, Sweeney and Williams, 6th ed., South-Western College Publishing, 98.

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide the knowledge necessary to interpret published research results and to permit elementary research in business and public administration. Subjects will include descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, sampling, correlation, regression.

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course a student should be able to:

Summarize and interpret descriptive statistics.

Use inferential statistics for research in business and public administration.

Use probabilities in decision making.

Analyze and interpret published research results.

Attendance Policy :

Every class meeting will be very important. Emergencies, illnesses and unavoidable obligations constitute excused absences. It is the responsibility of the student to make up work and exams missed while out of class. All retakes must be coordinated in advance with me.

Homework and Exams:

There will be two 75 min exams in addition to a final examination.

All students will be expected to do their homework on time (see the list of homework assignments). Homework problem sets and case sets constitute 40 % of the course grade.

Grading:

Homework and Project Assignment

40%

2 tests

30 % (15% each)

Final

30%

Course grades will be assigned on the following guidelines:

90 -100

A

80 - 89

B

70 - 79

C

60 - 69

D

59 and below

F

Class Schedule:

This schedule may be modified if necessary based upon class progress. Changes will be announced in class.

22 Aug

Chapter 1, 2

24 Aug

Chapter 3

29 Aug

Chapter 4

31 Aug

Chapter 5

5 Sep

Test 1

7 Sep

Chapter 6

12 Sep

Chapter 7

14 Sep

Chapter 8

19 Sep

Chapter 9

21 Sep

Chapter 10

26 Sep

Test 2

28 Sep

Chapter 11

3 Oct

Chapter 12, 13

5 Oct

Chapter 14, 15

10 Oct

Review

12 Oct

Final Exam