Class History: Business Statistics (Fall 2018, BBA)
Course: Business Statistics (Fall 2018, BBA)
Total classes: 19 (17 regular classes and 2 extra classes).
Class 1
September 22, Room 601, Time 12:45 - 14:10
An overview of the whole course. Statistics defined. Functions of statistics: explained in details.
Class 2
September 29, Room 601, Time 12:45 - 14:00
A brief overview of the course. Data, information, and their differences. Statistics defined. Variables and their types.
Class 3
September 29, Room 601, Time 14:00 - 15:05
Types of statistics: descriptive and inferential. Population and sample. Reasons behind sampling.
Class 4
October 6, Room 601, Time 12:40 - 14:00
Levels of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio. The summation sign. Population and sample mean.
Class 5
October 6, Room 601, Time 14:00 - 15:35
Properties of arithmetic mean. Problems or disadvantages of arithmetic mean. Median.
Announcement: class test on the next class.
Class 6, Class 7
October 13, Room 601
Time:
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 15:35
Mode. Weighted mean.
Why study dispersion? Range. Variance and standard deviation. Skewness. The empirical rule.
Class 8 (Extra)
October 13, Room B2-306, Time: 16:30 - 17:15
Class test 1 (on chapter 2).
Suggestion for the midterm exam.
Midterm Exam
October 27, Time: 12:00
Syllabus: Chapter 1, 2, 3.
Class 9, Class 10
November 10, Room 601
Time:
12:30 - 13:45
13:45 - 14:50
Various approaches of data presentation: tables, frequency distribution, histogram, frequency polygon, pie chart. Pie chart in details.
Class 11, Class 12
November 17, Room 601
Time:
12:35 - 13:45
13:45 - 14:55
Math: Monthly salary of the employees are given, where n=20. Requirements: ordinary frequency distribution, relative frequency distribution, histogram, frequency polygon, pie chart. Differences between histogram and frequency polygon. Definitions.
Class 13, Class 14
November 17, Room 601
Time:
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 15:20
The concept of probability. Classical and empirical probability. Mutually exclusive and independent events. Special rule of addition, special rule of multiplication, and general rule of addition.
Mathematical problems:
Classical probability
Empirical probability
Special rule of addition (Mr. or Mrs. Smith)
Special rule of multiplication (A+ on both subjects)
Special rule of multiplication (chance of getting married)
General rule of addition (Masters in science degree or MBA degree)
Class 15
December 1, Room 601
Time: 13:40 - 15:15
The concept of correlation. Positive, negative, and zero correlation. Various graphs illustrating different correlations. Type of correlation. The choice between Pearson and Spearman’s correlation: flowchart.
Class 16
December 1, Room 601
Time: 15:30 - 16:30
Math: Spearman’s correlation between weekly study hours (x) and academic grade (y).
Announcement: Class test on the mathematical problems of chapter 4 and 5. Date: December 8, at the class time.
Class 17, Class 18
December 8, Room 601
Time:
12:45 - 14:15
14:30 - 15:30
Pearson's correlation. Coefficient of determination. Correlation and cause. Intercept and slope. Regression analysis. Assumption of regression analysis.
Announcement: 2nd class test on December 12, at 12:00 PM. Syllabus: mathematical problems of chapter 4 and 5.
Class 19 (Extra)
December 12, Room 603
2nd Class test.