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1. Course Title Business Statistics

2. Course Code DBQT2013
3. Course Core
Classification
4. Lecturer Wan Nurul Huda
5. Rationale Accountants should be exposed and learned how to apply
relevant knowledge of Statistics so that they can be better
managers and decision makers.

6. Semester & Year Year 2, Semester 4

7. Total Student
Learning hours Face to Face Self Learning
(SLH)
L = Lectures L T P O
T = Tutorial 28 14 84
P = Practical/Lab Total Student Learning hours (SLH): 126
O= Others
8. Credit Hours 3
9. Prerequisite None
10. Objectives To learn basic concepts and how to use Statistical
models in solving business issues and problems.

11. Learning At the end of the course, students should be able to;
Outcomes 1. Understand the relevant Statistical concepts and need for
using such concepts in business decision making.
2. Apply the concepts learned to solve specific business
problems.

12. Synopsis This module seeks to equip students with a variety of

technical and analytical skills that will be of use to them in

their studies at subsequent levels. The focus will be on

the use statistical techniques to organize, process,

analyze and interpret data for decision-making purposes.

13. Learning Methods Lectures, Tutorials and self learning assignment

14. Assessment Mid-Semester Exam 40%

Methods Final Exam 60%

15. Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) and Programme

Learning Outcomes (PLO) :-

PLO 1 2 3 4 5 Learning Methods Assessments

CLO
1 3 3 Lectures, Tutorials, Exams
Assignements
2 3 3 Lectures, Tutorials, Exams
Assignements

1= CLO fulfills PLO without official assessment

2= CLO fulfills PLO through partial assessment
3= CLO fulfills PLO through official assessment

16a. Relationship between Course Content, CLO & Bloom Taxonomy

Levels (BTL)
Bloom
Topic Title SLO Taxonomy
*
 1 Introduction to Statistics 1-3 1-3

2 Graphical Descriptive Methods 1-3 1-3

 Frequency distribution
 Pie charts and bar charts.
 Stem-and-leaf, histogram, polygon, ogive
3 Numerical Descriptive Measure 1-3 1-3
 Measures of central tendency
1. Measure of dispersion
 Relative distribution-index variability and
skewness
4 Probability Distribution 1-3 1-3
 Random Variables and Probability Distribution
 Binomial Distribution
 Poisson Distribution
 Continuous Distributions
 Normal Distribution
5 Sampling and Estimation 1-3 1-3
 Sampling Distributions of the sample mean
 Interval Estimations of population mean
6 Hypothesis Testing 1-3 1-3
 Introduction to Hypothesis testing
 Testing the single population mean
7 Simple Linear Regression and Correlation 1-3 1-3
 What is regression about?
 Least squares criterion of parameter estimators
0 and1. Measure of association – r.
8 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting 1-3 1-3
 Classical decomposition.
 Forecasting methods and some general points on
forecasting.
BTL: 1= Knowledge; 2= Understanding; 3=Application; 4= Analysis; 5= Synthesis; 6=
Evaluation
16b. Detailed Contact Hours According to Learning Methods
Self
Tu
Topic Title Lec. P/L Stud SLH
t.
y
1 Introduction to Statistics 2 1 0 6 9

2 Graphical Descriptive Methods 2 1 0 6 9

3 Numerical Descriptive Measure 6 3 0 18 27
4 Probability Distribution 6 3 0 18 27
5 Sampling and Estimation 4 2 0 12 18
6 Hypothesis Testing 2 1 0 6 9
7 Simple Linear Regression and Correlation 2 1 0 6 9
8 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting 4 2 0 12 18

Total Learning Hours per Semester 28 14 0 84 126

Notional Learning Hours Required 120
Notional Credit Hours 3

17. Main Reference Anderson D., Sweeny D. and Williams T., (2012),
Contemporary Business Statistics, 4th Edition, South
Western

Additional Weiers R.M. (2006), Essentials of Business Statistics,

References 5th Edition, South Western.

18. Other None

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