Overview

This unit is designed to give students an introduction to statistical and quantitative methods within a business-related framework and to provide students with a sound foundation for more advanced statistical and quantitative studies. The unit will provide opportunities for the student to gain skills in the presentation of business and … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S1-FF-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr John Betts

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Perform basic statistical analysis by hand, using spread sheets and statistical software;

2.

Communicate the results of descriptive statistical analysis in written form using appropriate graphical displays where relevant;

3.

Analyse the predictability of statistical models taking measures of uncertainty (such as standard deviation and Pearson's correlation coefficient) into account;

4.

Critically analyse sample selection and sampling methods;

5.

Perform hypothesis tests for the mean and proportion;

6.

Identify sources of data such as that provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as well as other public domain and private data, such as from market research and polling.

Assessment summary

Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%.

This unit contains hurdle requirements which you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

Business information systems
IT for business