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Postgraduate Course: Business Statistics (CMSE11206)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits15
Home subject areaCommon Courses (Management School) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course introduces students to basic business statistics and aspects of decision-making. It examines aspects of business and marketing with regards to basic statistical analysis.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 20, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Other Study Hours 125, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Additional Notes Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 125
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and understanding of
* the key terminology, concepts and tools used in business statistical analysis;
* the range of business statistics used;
* the underlying assumptions of analysis tools;
* the issues surrounding sampling and significance;
* the uses and limitations of statistical analysis;
* the capabilities of computer software for statistical analysis.

B. Intellectual skills
Students will develop analytical skills such as:
* the ability to recognise statistical techniques appropriate to the analysis of particular business problems or situations;
* the ability to select appropriate statistical techniques and evaluate their relative merits and costs;
* the ability to calculate and interpret business statistics.

C. Professional/subject specific/practical skills
Students will gain:
* the experience of working with data sets and applying business statistics;
* the experience of using computer software packages in statistical analysis;
* the ability to access and interpret existing business statistics information.

D. Transferable skills
By the end of the course students will be expected to:
* be able to use computer software packages in the analysis of business operations;
* be able to work individually and as a team in the construct and interpretation of business statistical analysis reports;
* be able to present the results of business analysis techniques.
Assessment Information
An exam (weighted 70%)
Individual assignment (weighted 30%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Anderson, D.R., Sweeney, D.J., Williams, T.A., Freeman, J. and Shoesmith, E. (2007) Statistics for Businesses and Economics (European ed.) Thomson Learning:UK.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Galina Andreeva
Tel: (0131 6)51 3293
Email: Galina.Andreeva@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Malgorzata Litwinska
Tel: (0131 6)51 3028
Email: Maggie.Litwinska@ed.ac.uk
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