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Quantitative Analysis for Business

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| Syllabus School of Business QNT/351 Version 3 Quantitative Analysis for Business | | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description

This course integrates applied business research and descriptive statistics. Students will learn to apply business research and descriptive statistics in making better business decisions. Other topics include examination of the role of statistics in research, statistical terminology, the appropriate use of statistical techniques, and interpretation of statistical findings in business and research. Policies

Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two …show more content…

2.5 Calculate central tendency and dispersion. 2.6 Describe the shape of data distribution in charts—box plot, stem and leaf plot, dot plot, and so on. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 2 of Statistics for Business and Economics. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 4 of Basic Statistics for Business and Economics | | | Participation | Participate in class discussion. | | 2 | Discussion Questions | Respond to weekly discussion questions. | | 2 | Nongraded Activities and Preparation Week Two Optional Activity | Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Optional Activity Data SetDownload the optional activity data set.Review the age and gender data in the data set. Display gender information in a chart and plot age data in a box plot. Calculate the appropriate measure of central tendency and variability for the age and gender. What conclusion can you draw from the data? | | | Individual MyStatLab® Problems | Complete the assigned problems in MyStatLab®. Note: You will have an unlimited number of attempts to answer each problem correctly. | 7/12/2013 | 6 | Learning Team Data Collection | Use either the data one of your Learning Team members retained from RES/351 or the data from University of Phoenix Material: Ballard Integrated Managed Services, Inc., Part

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