Business Statistics

Course code MGMT 1009

Credit 3.0

Length 45.0 hours

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In the business world, it is important to turn ever-increasing amounts of data into useful information that can be easily seen and understood. In this course students will learn the fundamental principles and practices of business data analysis and how to communicate business intelligence in visual formats. Working with a variety of data sources and software, students will learn make sense of quantitative business data by discerning meaningful patterns, trends, relationships and exceptions that reveal business performance, potential problems and opportunities.

Prerequisites

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • 1. Introduction to Statistics and Data Analytics
  • 2. Organizing data and creating visualizations
  • 3. Measures of location and variation
  • 4. Correlations and regression
  • 5. Probability
  • 6. Discrete Distributions
  • 7. Normal Distribution
  • 8. Sampling Distribution
  • 9. Estimation
  • 10. Hypothesis testing

Course schedules

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How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

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† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.