Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 700007

Coordinator Michael CASEY Opens in new window

Description Statistics for Business introduces the basic concepts and techniques of statistics that are particularly relevant to problem solving in business. It also provides a sound base for more advanced study in statistics and forecasting in subsequent sessions. Topics include: presentation of data; descriptive statistics; the role of uncertainty in business decision making; hypothesis testing; and basic forecasting.

School Computer, Data & Math Sciences

Discipline Statistics

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 1 subject

Pre-requisite(s) For students enrolled in courses 71024 and 7177
BUSM 0029 Decision Making for Business
For students enrolled in courses 7005 7098 71021 71022 and 71023
MATH 0028 Statistics for Academic Purposes (WSTC Prep)

Equivalent Subjects MATH 1030 - Statistics for Business MATH 1032 - Statistics for Science ECON 1006 - Introduction to Economic Methods

Restrictions Enrolment restricted to College students. Students enrolled in Extended Diploma programs must have passed 40 CPs of preparatory subjects in order to enrol in this subject.

Assumed Knowledge

Mathematics, equivalent to the Mathematics subject in the NSW HSC.

Learning Outcomes

Subject Content