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Business Statistics (E)
level of course unit
1. Study cycle, BachelorLearning outcomes of course unit
The students are able to:
• independently analyze empirical data with suitable statistical methods and interpret the results.
• explain the differences between descriptive and inductive statistics.
• identify and independently implement essential statistical procedures.
• analyze and answer questions from the economic professional practice with statis-tical methods.
• competently use the Microsoft Excel software package for a wide range of data analyses and, if necessary, to fall back on alternative software such as SPSS or R.
• independently analyze empirical data with suitable statistical methods and interpret the results.
• explain the differences between descriptive and inductive statistics.
• identify and independently implement essential statistical procedures.
• analyze and answer questions from the economic professional practice with statis-tical methods.
• competently use the Microsoft Excel software package for a wide range of data analyses and, if necessary, to fall back on alternative software such as SPSS or R.
prerequisites and co-requisites
Course: Business Mathematics
course contents
• Basic concepts of statistics
• Univariate and multivariate data description
• Basics of probability theory and theoretical distributions
• Estimation procedures and statistical tests
• Software like MS Excel (in-depth) and/or SPSS/R (on an illustrative basis)
• Univariate and multivariate data description
• Basics of probability theory and theoretical distributions
• Estimation procedures and statistical tests
• Software like MS Excel (in-depth) and/or SPSS/R (on an illustrative basis)
recommended or required reading
• Anderson, David R.; Sweeney, Dennis J.; Williams, Thomas A.: Essentials of Modern Business Statistics with MS Excel. South Western (latest edition)
• Jaggia, Sanjiv; Kelly, Alison: Business Statistics: Communicating with Numbers. McGraw-Hill Education (latest edition)
• De Veaux, Richard D.; Velleman; Paul F.;Sharpe, Norean Radke: Business Statistics, Global Edition. Pearson Education Limited (latest edition)
• Jaggia, Sanjiv; Kelly, Alison: Business Statistics: Communicating with Numbers. McGraw-Hill Education (latest edition)
• De Veaux, Richard D.; Velleman; Paul F.;Sharpe, Norean Radke: Business Statistics, Global Edition. Pearson Education Limited (latest edition)
assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio
language of instruction
Englishnumber of ECTS credits allocated
3eLearning quota in percent
25course-hours-per-week (chw)
2planned learning activities and teaching methods
Blended Learning
