B. Stat
B. Stat
Course Specifications
Business Statistics
STA-304
Spring – 2024
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COURSE SPECIFICATIONS
Basic Information
Course Title: Business Statistics
Course Code: STA-304
Course credits/week: Theory: 03 Lab: Nil Total: 03
Pre-requisite(s):
Co-requisite(s):
Program(s) on which the course is given: BBA-4th Semester
Is the course major or minor element of the program: Major: Minor:
Department offering the program: Lyallpur Business School (LBS)
Academic year/level: 4
Overview and scope of statistics, Basic theories of statistics, Different types of variables,
kinds of data and methods of data collection, Scales of measurement, Data arrangement
and presentation, formation of tables and charts, Measures of central tendency: mean,
median and mode and quantiles from grouped and ungrouped data. Measures of
dispersion: computation of range, variance, standard deviation, and coefficients of
variation, Skewness and Kurtosis. Correlation and Regression. Definition of probability,
Different terminology used in probability, Different laws of probability, discrete
distributions and continuous distributions with their properties and applications).
Course Objectives:
Distinguish among different scales of measurement and their implications for solving
problems
Create tables and graphs to format, organize, and interpret data; summarize and present
data
Calculate and analyze numerical descriptive measures for a given data set
Calculate Measures of central tendency: median and quantiles from grouped and
ungrouped data and its practical applications.
Calculate Measures of dispersion: properties of variance, computation of
coefficients of variation, skewness and kurtosis and its practical applications.
Apply concepts of sample space and probability to solving problems
Apply linear regression analysis for estimation and inference; interpret resulting data.
Learning Outcomes:
1. After successful completion of the course students will be able to summarize and analyze
statistical data to solve practical business-related problems.
2. After successful completion of the course students will be able to interpret the relevance of
statistical findings for business
Recommended Books
2 Different types of variables, types of data and methods of data collection, Scales of
measurement, data arrangement and presentation
4 Measures of central tendency: mean and mode from grouped and ungrouped data
5 Measures of central tendency: median and quantiles from grouped and ungrouped
data. Merits and demerits of mean, median and mode.
6 Measures of dispersion: absolute and relative measures of dispersion, computation
of range, variance, standard deviation
Mid Exams
9 Definition of probability, different terminology used in probability,
10 different laws of probability Addition law and multiplication law (definitions and
numerical questions) Discrete distributions: binomial distribution, applications and
numerical questions
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