STAT 3090

Introductory Business Statistics

Course Information and Policies

General Syllabus

Fall 2024 

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Skill Set

Daily Course Schedule
 
 
Tentative Course Calendar
Monday / Wednesday Sections 
Tuesday / Thurseday Sections 
 
These are tentative calendars and are subject to change. 
 
Course Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to
1. Identify and distinguish between types of variables, and know which types of variables are required for statistical techniques
2. Explain and apply measures of central tendency, spread, and relative standing and how these different measures relate to each other in various distribution patterns
3. Apply rules of probability, and extend those principles to discrete and continuous probability distributions
4. Explain and apply the concept of sampling distributions and their role in developing confidence intervals and use in hypothesis testing, correctly utilizing the Normal, T or Chi Squared distributions
5. Calculate and interpret confidence intervals for the mean, proportion, and the difference between two proportions
6. Identify the correct statistical test to be used for hypothesis testing for mean, difference between two means, proportion, and standard deviation
7. Clearly interpret the results of statistical analysis in context of the original research question
8. Correctly and appropriately use correlation and linear regression techniques, including inference on the models

9. Use the statistical software JMP® to perform data analysis.
 
 
Exam Information
 
 All exams must be taken on the dates given in the course schedule.  Midterms and Final Exam are taken in person and will use the WebAssign platform.  The location of the exam will be communicated prior to the exam.
 

The Fall 2024 exam dates are: 

Midterm Exam 1 – Monday September 23 at 5:30 pm

Midterm Exam 2 – Monday October 21 at 5:30 pm

Midterm Exam 3 – Monday November 18 at 5:30 pm

Final Exam          – Monday December 9 at 7 pm 

 

 

 

 
 
 


 
Previous Exams

Note these tests may contain material not covered in your current semester.  Also, these tests come from a different textbook.  Therefore, some terminology may be slightly different.

F20 Midterm 1

Homework Platform

Cengage - WebAssign

Additional Resources
Course Coordinator: April Thomas, Martin Hall O-215, athomas@clemson.edu
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