Module Aims

This module will introduce the basic concepts and methods of statistics, as applied to business and computing. Students will use a spreadsheet for data analysis and routine calculations.

Module Objectives

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Perform simple statistical analyses (see below) making appropriate use of software.
• Interpret and evaluate statistical analyses performed by others

Module Contents

• Sources of Data – sampling.
• Diagrammatic Representation of Data – tables, histograms, scatter plots
• Averages and Measures of Dispersion
• Using Computer packages to aid data analysis
• Correlation and Regression
• Probability, Conditional Probability
• Probability Distributions – the normal distribution, the Poisson distribution
• The Concepts of Statistical Significance and Confidence Intervals
• Simple Applications of Bayes Theorem