Syllabus

BUSSTAT 208
Three-Week Summer Session
2015
Instructor: Phil Fry
Office: 3237 MBEB
Office Phone: 426-4276
Office Hours: 10:30 – 11:30 Mon-Fri; 2:15 – 3:00 Mon-Thurs.
E-mail: [email protected]
Textbook: Business Statistics: A Decision Making Approach, 9th ed. Groebner, Shannon, Fry, and Smith.
Pearson Publishing.
Course Overview: Business Statistics 208 is the second course in a two-semester introductory statistics
sequence. The objectives of this course are to make the student aware of the presence of uncertainty in business
decision-making and to emphasize the role of data analysis on reducing that uncertainty. This class provides a
survey of a variety of techniques that extend the methods introduced in Business Statistics 207. This class will
emphasize identification of applications, the assumptions underlying each technique, appropriate analysis of
the data, interpretation of the findings, and communication of the inferences made. The key is in understanding
the logic and procedures, not in memorizing the formulas.
Prerequisites: BUSSTAT 207, MATH 160, ITM104 and ITM105 or successful completion of the qualifying
exam. Each student is responsible for demonstrating a C- or above grade in all prerequisite
classes.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course with a grade of C or better a student should be able
to:
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Estimate and Test Hypotheses for Two Population Parameters
Recognize ANOVA applications and analyze data using one and two-factor ANOVA procedures
Formulate, analyze, and interpret simple and multiple regression models including the use of dummy
variables
Recognize non-parametric statistical applications, compare parametric and non-parametric
procedures, and apply selected non-parametric procedures
Identify and distinguish among components in time series data
Develop, evaluate, and apply basic forecasting models
Apply chi-square procedures to compare multiple population proportions, check for independence, or
examine goodness of fit
Use Excel software as a tool to store, organize, and analyze data using the statistical techniques
introduced in this course
Three-Week Summer Session Course Outline (Instructor reserves the right to make changes).
Date
Monday- May 11, 2015
Tuesday- May 12, 2015
Wednesday-May
13,2015
Thursday-May 14,2015
Friday-May 15,2015
Monday-May18,2015
Tuesday-May 19,2015
Wednesday-May
20,2015
Thursday-May 21,2015
Friday-May 22,2015
Monday-May 25,2015
Tuesday-May 26,2015
Wednesday-May 27,
2015
Thursday-May 28, 2015
Grading
Friday-May 29,2015
Topic
Chapter
Estimation &
Chapters 8 & 9
Hypothesis Testing
Review
Estimation &
Chapter 10
Hypothesis Tests for
Two Population
Parameters.
Estimation &
Chapter 11
Hypothesis Tests for
Two Population
Variances.
Analysis of Variance
Chapter 12
Analysis of Variance & Chapter 12
Review
Examination I
Chapters 8-12
Introduction to Linear Chapter 14
Regression &
Correlation Analysis
Introduction to Linear Chapter 14
Regression &
Correlation Analysis
Multiple Regression
Chapter 15
Analysis & Model
Building
Multiple Regression
Chapter 15
Analysis & Model
Building
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
Multiple Regression
Chapter 15
Analysis & Model
Building
Forecasting Time Series Chapter 16
Data
Forecasting Time Series Chapters 16 & 13
Data & Goodness of Fit
Tests
Final Examination
Comprehensive
Examination I
Final Examination
Quizzes/Problem Sets
Total
75 Points
125 Points
100 Points
300 Points
Quizzes and Problem Sets will be announced in class and on Blackboard. Students should check
Blackboard twice a day, every day during the summer session.
Grading Scale:
Final Score
 277
267 - 276
260-266
246-259
236-245
228-235
208-227
201-207
178-200
< 178
Final Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
F