Sample Syllabus

Basic Statistics for Business and Economics provides a sound coverage of the basic techniques of statistics whether the text is used on a quarter or semester system. Three sample syllabi are presented below. Instructors are urged to require the use of at least one statistical software system. The authors have used MINITAB for many years. In recent years, Excel, provided by the Microsoft Corporation, has become popular. The MegaStat add-in simplifies the statistical calculations. Solutions to many examples in the text are provided using both MINITAB and Excel. Computer examples are given in most chapters, but Chapter 3 (Describing Data: Numerical Measures), Chapter 12 (Analysis of Variance), and Chapter 14 (Multiple Regression and Correlation) are particularly applicable.

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I. A ONE-SEMESTER COURSE

A. The following outline is suggested for a one-semester course with three one-hour meetings per week for 15 weeks. Four examinations are given during the semester.

ChapterTopicMeetings

1What is Statistics?...... 1

2Frequency Distribution and

Graphic Presentation...... 2

3Numerical Measures...... 5

4Exploring Data...... 4

**EXAM**...... 1

5Probability...... 4

6Discrete Distributions...... 3

7Continuous Distributions...... 2

**EXAM**...... 1

8Sampling Methods...... 4

10One Sample Tests...... 3

11Two Sample Tests...... 3

**EXAM**...... 1

13Regression and Correlation...... 5

15Chi-Square tests...... 3

**EXAM**...... 1

TOTAL...... 45

B. The following outline is suggested for a one-semester course with four one-hour meetings per week for 15 weeks. Four examinations are given during the semester.

ChapterTopicMeetings

1What is Statistics?...... 1

2Frequency Distributions and

Graphic Presentation...... 2

3Numerical Measures...... 6

4Exploring Data...... 5

**EXAM**...... 1

5Probability...... 5

6Discrete Distributions...... 4

7Continuous Distributions...... 4

**EXAM**...... 1

8Sampling Methods...... 4

9Estimation and Confidence Intervals..3

10One Sample Tests...... 4

11Two Sample Tests...... 2

**EXAM**...... 1

12ANOVA...... 3

13Regression and Correlation...... 6

14Multiple Regression...... 3

15Chi-Square tests...... 3

Review and Catch Up ...... 1

**EXAM**...... 1

TOTAL...... 60

II. A TWO-SEMESTER COURSE

The following outline is suggested for a two-semester course that meets 3 times a week for 30 weeks. A total of four examinations are given during the period.

ChapterTopicMeetings

1What is Statistics?...... 1

2Frequency Distributions and

Graphic Presentation...... 3

3Numerical Measures...... 8

4Exploring Data...... 7

**EXAM**...... 1

5Probability...... 6

6Discrete Distributions...... 6

7Continuous Distributions...... 6

**EXAM**...... 1

8Sampling Methods...... 6

9Estimation and Confidence Intervals.3

10One Sample Tests...... 6

11Two Sample Tests...... 3

**EXAM**...... 1

12ANOVA...... 8

13Regression and Correlation...... 8

14Multiple Regression...... 7

15Chi-Square tests...... 4

Review and Catch up...... 2

**EXAM**...... 1

TOTAL...... 90

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