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BS-EMBA-19

MBA(Exe.) 2019-20: Term-I

BUSINESS STATISTICS

Credits3
Faculty NameBhabesh Sen
ProgramEMBA
Academic Year and Term2019-20
Term I


1. Course Description

This course is an introduction to statistics designed for management students. In the rapidly changing business environment it is imperative to have an appreciation of data, its presentation, analysis and interpretation. This course aims at imparting these skills so that you can make better of use of data in decision making.

2. Leaning Outcomes

At the end of the course you should be able to

· Present / interpret data in tables and charts.
· Understand and apply descriptive statistical measures to business situations.
· Understand and apply probability distributions to model different types of business processes.
· Understand and apply statistical inference techniques (including statistical estimation and hypothesis testing) in business situations.
· Understand and apply simple linear regression analysis to study relationship between variables.

3. Reading
1. Statistics for Management, by Levin R.I. Rubin D.S., Rastogi S., Siddiqui M.H ,Pearson, Seventh edition, 2013.

4. Session Plan

Session NoTopics/ActivitiesReading
1-2Descriptive statisticsChapters 1 -3
3-5Introduction to probability
· Concept of probability
· Rules of probability
· Bayes theorem		Chapter 4
6-8Random Variables and Probability DistributionsChapter 5
9-10Sampling and Sampling DistributionChapter 6
11-12EstimationChapter 7
13-15Hypothesis testing
single and two sample for means, proportions and variances,
ANOVA,
Chi-square tests of goodness of fit & independence of attributes		Chapters 8, 9, 11
16-17Non-Parametric testsChapters 14
18-20Regression Chapters 12, 13

5. Evaluation

1. Quiz(2) - 25% weight.
2. 1 Mid Term examination - 20% weight.
3. Attendance, class participation, group work (Project)– 20%
4. End-term - 35%

No Makeup Exams. Marks for missed components will be equated to the minimum of the other attended components (in percentage terms).

6. Academic Integrity

Malpractice in any form will be dealt with as per manual of policies


Created By: Alora Kar on 06/27/2019 at 09:16 AM
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