Module manager: Professor Barbara Summers
Email: bs@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2022/23
GCSE Mathematics at grade B or above.
| LUBS1185 | Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences |
| LUBS1275 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A |
| LUBS1285 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B |
| MATH0365 | Foundation Probability and Statistics |
| MATH1712 | Probability and Statistics II |
| MATH2735 | Statistical Modelling |
This module is approved as a discovery module
The module allows students to consider foundation statistics comprising: - descriptive statistics - frequency distributions and histograms - averages and measures of dispersion - regression and correlation - ANOVA - the nature of probability and probability distributions - sampling theory, estimation and confidence intervals - hypothesis testing.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- appreciate the value of quantitative approach to solving a wide range of business problems;
- recognise limitations of a quantitative approach
- understand and apply basic statistical concepts within business situations
- benefit from modules of their degree programme that require possession of quantitative skills and knowledge.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- appreciate the value of quantitative approach to solving a wide range of business problems
- recognise limitations of a quantitative approach
- understand and apply basic statistical concepts within business situations
- benefit from modules of their degree programme that require possession of quantitative skills and knowledge.
Foundation statistics comprising:
- descriptive statistics
- frequency distributions and histograms
- averages and measures of dispersion
- regression and correlation
- ANOVA
- the nature of probability and probability distributions
- sampling theory, estimation and confidence intervals
- hypothesis testing.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Private study hours | 78 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Students will be given a mid-term test which will cover the part of the stats material taken up to that time in the module. Feedback on this test will be given in the form of answers.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 2hr examination.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/29/2022
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