Session Plan for Preparatory Course in Quantitative Methods Section - L (Class of 2015) Introduction to Data, Statistics, and Probability

Instructor: J. PRINCE VIJAI Session # Module Key Topics Introduction Applications in Business and Economics Data Types of Data Data Sources Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistics Summarizing Qualitative Data Summarizing Quantitative Data Cross Tabulations Scatter Diagrams Measures of Central Location Measures of Variability Measures of Distribution Shape and Relative Location Exploratory Data Analysis Measures of Association between Two Variables Weighted Mean and Grouped Data Basic Terminologies Probability Rules Conditional Probability

1-2

Data and Statistics

Descriptive Statistics: Tabular & Graphical Presentations

4-5

Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures

6
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Probability

Chapters 1-4 from Statistics for Business & Economics, 11/e by Anderson, Sweeney & Williams, Cengage Publication, New Delhi