Mathematics 114-01,02 - Statistics for Business



Notice--Students may not receive credit both for this course and for Math 111. Math 114 does fulfill the proficiency requirement in mathematics.



Instructor: John Liukkonen
Office: 405 Gibson Hall
Telephone: 862-3440
E-mail: jrl@math.tulane.edu
Students are encouraged to contact me, and e-mail is the most effective way of doing this.



Course Description

This course will go through basic statistics with an emphasis on business applications. It will make extensive use of Microsoft Excel to carry out calculations and illustrate principles. This course is recommended for students planning to enter the Freeman School of Business undergraduate BSM program. It is not recommended for students seeking solely to satisfy their math proficiency requirement. The course has three lectures, a regular lab, and an Excel lab each week, and it is expected that all students will attend regularly and work diligently.

The course will begin with the graphical and numerical presentation of data, move rapidly through the basics of probability and the distributions of sample statistics, and go into confidence intervals and tests on parameters of one and two populations. Time permitting, we will also take a first look at linear regression.

Prerequisites

Course Materials

Textbooks:


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Grading policy:

Your semester average will determine your grade as follows: 90% up A, 80-89% B, 60-69% C, 50-59% D. If I am convinced you know the material better than your average indicates (e.g., with a strong performance on the final), I will increase your grade accordingly.

Makeup policy:

There will be no makeup tests or quizzes given. In the event of an excused absence from a test, your semester grade will be based on your remaining work. In the event of an unexcused absence from a test, you will receive a grade of 0 for that test. For quizzes, your average will be computed from the top 75% of your quiz grades, so no makeup quizzes need be given.

VOLUNTARY QUESTION SESSION MONDAY APR 29 1PM IN OUR REGULAR CLASSROOM DINWIDDIE 124

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Homework:

The homework will come from the McClave et al text problems listed below. You are encouraged to use MS Excel on as many of the numerical problems as possible. Those problems marked with an E should be carried out with MS Excel and handed in at the Excel lab.

Homework due dates

The assignments are different according to whether you are in the Tuesday 12:30 homework lab or the Thursday 12:30 homework lab. Also, the assignments are drawn from the List of Homework Problems below, so that "Ch 1 problems" means #5, 15, 19, 20 only.

List of homework problems