Course Number 09K0207 (3 SCH)

Course Number：09K0207 (3 SCH) Statistics for Business Prof. John Yang Department of Business Management School of Business, Chinese (A) UNIVERSITY

Course Objectives

Statistics, as a tool that collect, analyze, reveal and explain data, can help the managers to understand the business or economic environment thoroughly and make decisions sagaciously. The Objectives of the course is: - To introduce statistical concepts, ideas, methods and theories. - To examine issues in application of statistics by learning statistics case in practices - Students are required to integrate the statistical knowledge with business and economic phenomenon. - Students are also expected to develop their reasoning skills by using Minitab and Excel from the self-test, exercises, assignments readings and class discussions.

Topics of interest included

1. Data and Statistics

2. Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Methods 3. Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Methods

4. Introduction to Probability

5. Discrete Probability Distributions

Course Materials

1.Required texts: (1) David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, “Statistics for Business and Economics”, China Machine Press/Thomson Learning, 8th edition, 2003 (2) Knowledge for computer using by Excel or Minitab (3) Assigned investigations.

2. Recommended texts: (1) David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, “Statistics for Business and Economics”, China Machine Press/Thomson Learning, 9th edition, (Chinese Version) 2006 (2) WebTutorTM, Thomson Learning, http://webtutor.thomsonlearning.com (3) Mohammad Ahmadi, Work Book (4) David Eldredge, Microsoft Excel Companion for Business Statistics (5) Some articles in Shanghai Security Daily (Chinese).

Course Schedule: Week Hour Sections 1 4 Topics

P.1 2 4 Topics 3 4 Topics 4 4 Topics 5 4 Topics 6 4 Topics 2 Exam

Grading

Your grade in this course will be determined as follows: Participation and class test 20% Assignments 20% Term examination 60% Total 100%

Conversion of Course Average to Course Grade Course Average Course Grade 90-100 A 87-89 A- 84-86 B+ 80-83 B 77-79 B- 74-76 C+ 70-73 C 67-69 C- 64-66 D+ 50-63 D below 50 F

Instructor’s Bio (one paragraph with 4-7 sentences including major achievements in teaching and research and/or others)