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Business Statistics (E)
level of course unit
1. Study cycle, BachelorLearning outcomes of course unit
The students are able to:
• independently analyze empirical data with suitable statistical methods and interpret the results.
• explain the differences between descriptive and inductive statistics.
• identify and independently implement essential statistical procedures.
• analyze and answer questions from the economic professional practice with statis-tical methods.
• competently use the Microsoft Excel software package for a wide range of data analyses and, if necessary, to fall back on alternative software such as SPSS or R.
• independently analyze empirical data with suitable statistical methods and interpret the results.
• explain the differences between descriptive and inductive statistics.
• identify and independently implement essential statistical procedures.
• analyze and answer questions from the economic professional practice with statis-tical methods.
• competently use the Microsoft Excel software package for a wide range of data analyses and, if necessary, to fall back on alternative software such as SPSS or R.
prerequisites and co-requisites
Course: Business Mathematics
course contents
• Basic concepts of statistics
• Univariate and multivariate data description
• Basics of probability theory and theoretical distributions
• Estimation procedures and statistical tests
• Software like MS Excel (in-depth) and/or SPSS/R (on an illustrative basis)
• Univariate and multivariate data description
• Basics of probability theory and theoretical distributions
• Estimation procedures and statistical tests
• Software like MS Excel (in-depth) and/or SPSS/R (on an illustrative basis)
recommended or required reading
• Anderson, David R.; Sweeney, Dennis J.; Williams, Thomas A.: Essentials of Modern Business Statistics with MS Excel. South Western (latest edition)
• Jaggia, Sanjiv; Kelly, Alison: Business Statistics: Communicating with Numbers. McGraw-Hill Education (latest edition)
• De Veaux, Richard D.; Velleman; Paul F.;Sharpe, Norean Radke: Business Statistics, Global Edition. Pearson Education Limited (latest edition)
• Jaggia, Sanjiv; Kelly, Alison: Business Statistics: Communicating with Numbers. McGraw-Hill Education (latest edition)
• De Veaux, Richard D.; Velleman; Paul F.;Sharpe, Norean Radke: Business Statistics, Global Edition. Pearson Education Limited (latest edition)
assessment methods and criteria
Online tasks, term paper, exam
language of instruction
Englishnumber of ECTS credits allocated
3eLearning quota in percent
25course-hours-per-week (chw)
2planned learning activities and teaching methods
Blended Learning
