BSNS102 Quantitative Analysis for Business

18 points. Semseter 1 and Semester 2.

Overview

BSNS 102 is an introductory course in business statistics customised to meet the needs of Commerce students. It covers descriptive and inferential statistics with applications for business research and practice, including marketing, management, accounting, economics, tourism, and finance. Students are introduced to spreadsheets and statistical packages. Practical work emphasises applications and SPSS is applied to a comprehensive semester-long business scenario.

Students are given a solid grounding in statistical techniques for business—this is fundamental for both university study and future employment. BSNS 102 aims to help students gain the statistical knowledge required to complete more specialised and advanced courses in the School of Business, while also providing the understanding of statistics necessary to succeed in the business world.

Paper Coordinator

Trent Smith

Restrictions

STAT 110, 115, QUAN 101

Course Outline

More information on this paper can be found in the 2012 S1 Course Outline.

Course Related Materials

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