The School of Economics and Finance will be offering the following unit in the Spring Semester for 2009 (Semester 5) on the Hobart Campus only:

• BEA681 Statistics for Managers

How to Enrol:

Use a 2009 enrolment form available from Student Administration, Main Campus or download an enrolment form from the University’s website under the ‘Current Student’ link.

Approval by Faculty of Business Staff: Lucy Mills, Room 318C, Level 3, Commerce Building              

Examination Arrangements:

The examination for this unit will be held on 3rd December 2009. Time: 9.00am, Venue: SB.Comm107.LT1

BEA681 Statistics for Managers
(Offered on Hobart Campus only)

Managers need an understanding of statistics for four key reasons: to know how to properly present and describe information; to know how to draw conclusions about large populations based only on information obtained from samples; to know how to obtain reliable forecasts and to know how to improve processes.  These four reasons form the basis of the structure and content of Statistics for Managers.  While as its name suggests it is essentially a statistics-based unit, the uses of mathematics and arithmetic calculations are kept to a minimum by using the spreadsheet package Microsoft Excel with additional integrated statistical functions using PHStat.  The unit aims to stress the interpretation and applications of the various techniques studied.  The use of statistical and spreadsheet software has made very sophisticated analyses possible and the unit aims to add a dimension of understanding to the assumptions and limitations underlying these analyses.

Textbook(s):

• To be arranged

WEIGHT:   12.5%

Click here to download Unit Outline (not available)

Please note: Dates scheduled for this unit do not apply to all units offered by the Faculty of Business during the Spring Semester. Please check with individual Schools for unit timetables.

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