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Management Science (MGSC) 312

Statistics for Business and Economics II (Revision 4)

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Delivery Mode:Individualized study online or grouped study.**

Credits:3

Area of Study:Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)

Prerequisite:MATH 215 or MGSC 301.

Centre:Faculty of Business

MGSC 312 has a Challenge for Credit option.

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**Note:Students registering in grouped study, or grouped study international mode are advised that there may be some differences in the evaluation and course materials information indicated below. To obtain the most up-to-date information, contact the Faculty of Business Student Support Centre at 1-800-468-6531.

Overview

MGSC 312 is a second level introductory course in statistics, designed as a continuation of MGSC 301. Together, these courses provide students with basic concepts and methods of statistical analysis. The course and the textbook are tailored to meet the needs of students in administrative studies. Accordingly, all the applications problems are borrowed from business and economics, with many exercises based on real data.

Credits earned in MGSC 312 may be applied toward the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) diploma.

Outline

Lesson 1: Tests of Goodness of Fit and Independence

Lesson 2: Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design

Lesson 3: Simple Linear Regression

Lesson 4: Multiple Regression

Lesson 5: Index Numbers

Lesson 6: Forecasting

Lesson 7: Nonparametric Methods

Lesson 8: Statistical Methods for Quality Control

Evaluation

To receive credit for this course, you must achieve a minimum grade of “D” (50 percent) on both the midterm and the final examination and a minimum overall grade of “D” (50 percent) for the entire course.

You are strongly encouraged to complete the two written assignments. If you do not submit an assignment, a mark of 0 percent for that assignment will be used in calculating your overall course grade. Should you decide not to submit one or both of your assignments, you must notify the Call Centre of your decision in writing or by e-mail so that your overall grade can be prepared.

Assignment 1	Midterm Exam	Assignment 2	Final Exam	Total
20%	30%	20%	30%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Anderson , D. R., Sweeney, D. J., & Williams, T. A. (2005). Statistics for business and economics (9th edition). Mason, OH: South-Western College Publishing.
ISBN 0-324-20082-X

Anderson , D. R., Sweeney, D. J., & Williams, T. A. (2005). Statistics for business and economics workbook (9th edition). Mason, OH: South-Western College Publishing. 0-324-20086-2

Eldredge, D. L. (2002). A Microsoft Excel companion for business statistics (2nd edition). Mason, OH: South-Western College Publishing. ISBN 0-324-06898-0

Other materials

Students will access all other course materials online.

Note: Students are required to supply their own copy of MS Excel software.

Special Course Features

The course materials for this course are shipped as a shrink-wrapped package. If the shrink wrap is broken, the materials are not returnable.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 4, September 20, 2004.