Module manager: Dr Margit Messmer
Email: M.Messmer@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
GCSE Mathematics or equivalent. This module is not available to students who have a Maths A-level (or equivalent)
| LUBS1260 | Mathematics for Economics and Business 1 |
| LUBS1270 | Statistics for Economics and Business 1 |
| LUBS1280 | Mathematical Economics |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module covers basic concepts in statistics and probability which have applications in Business and Economics. It has been designed for Foundation Year students intending to proceed to degree programmes in the Business School.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
(a) process data to produce histograms etc and determine means, medians and standard deviation for discrete, continuous, grouped, ungrouped data;
(b) calculate probabilities, in particular in connection with the binomial distribution;
(c) use the standard normal curve (i) to approximate to binomial probabilities and (ii) to obtain confidence intervals.
- Data summary: Histograms
- Stem-and-leaf diagrams
- Box plots
- Measures of location
- Measures of dispersion
- Probability: Sample space
- Exclusive and complementary events
- Conditional probability
- Independent events
- Discrete random variables: Probability function and cumulative distribution function
- Expectation and variance
- Binomial and Poisson distributions
- Normal distribution: Reduction to standard form
- Use of tables.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 33 | 1 | 33 |
| Private study hours | 67 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 33 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Studying and revising of course material.
Completing of assignments and assessments.
Example classes will be covered in the lectures.
Regular problem solving assignments
!!! In order to pass the module, students must pass the examination. !!!
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | . | 15 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 15 | |
There is no resit available for the coursework component of this module. If the module is failed, the coursework mark will be carried forward and added to the resit exam mark with the same weighting as listed above.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 85 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 85 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/26/2017
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