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| DSCI2710
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Summer: 5W2
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2010
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| Data Description and Analysis with Spreadsheets |
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School
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Department
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| College of Business
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Information Tech & Decision Sc
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| Course Catalog Description and Prerequisites |
| 2710. Data Description and Analysis with Spreadsheets. 3 hours. Collection, description and analysis of numerical data. Data presentation, tables, charts and graphs, descriptive statistics, analysis of time series and index numbers, sampling techniques and distributions, estimation, confidence intervals, with applications in quality control and productivity. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1100 or equivalent, BCIS 2610 with a grade of C or better. |
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of Face-to-Face Meetings
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Location
of Face-to-Face Meetings
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| 3
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| UNT Denton, These meetings are the 3 exams (2 hours each) |
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| Course Objectives |
GOALS: At the end of the course, you should:
1. have an increased appreciation for the use of statistics in business decision making,
2. be better able to select the appropriate statistical tool/methodology to aid in business
decision making,
3. be able to use a computer spreadsheet program such as Excel to describe and analyze
numerical data,
4. be better able to communicate in the language of applied business statistics,
5. have acquired a more positive attitude towards business statistics,
6. be able to manipulate simple statistical formulae to solve non-verbal (numerical )
problems,
7. have an enhanced ability to follow directions and instructions. |
| Course Expectations |
| Complete homework and computer assignments. |
| Tests/Quizzes |
| Three on-campus exams (summer session)
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| Major Assignments |
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| Software/Hardware
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Excel / CD ROM, Printer, Sound Card
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| Student/Instructor
Communication Methods |
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| Textbooks |
UNT Business Statistics: DSCI 2710/3710
Need to purchase Hawkes software access code.
The Hawkes software CD is free but will not run without the access code. |
| Other Requirements |
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| Are there any
enrollment restrictions based on where I live? |
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Only students who live IN TEXAS may enroll in this section.
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