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Course Description

Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, and analyzing data in order to make more effective decisions. As such, statistics is critical to a successful business. This self-paced, introductory-level course is meant for non-financial managers. Understanding statistical techniques can help any manager responsible for marketing, management, accounting, sales, or other business functions. This course will also cover graphical representations of data that your stakeholders may expect when reviewing the results of any statistical analysis.

Students have 90 days from the day they are granted access to complete this course. 

Please note: Access to this course will be granted as soon as possible but may take up to 1 business day

Credits:

  • 4 PMI PDUs:
    • 1.5 Ways of Working PDUs
    • 2.5 Business Acumen PDUs
  • 0.4 IACET CEUs
  • 4 HRCI Credits
  • 4 SHRM PDCs
  • 4 ATD CI Credits

Learner Outcomes

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Differentiate between descriptive and inferential statistics
  • Distinguish between the four different scales of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio
  • Identify the appropriate graphical or tabular method for presenting your data
  • Create frequency distributions
  • Create meaningful presentations and graphs including frequency polygons, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, histograms
  • Calculate probability and explain its practical application
  • Compute the mode, median, and mean of a dataset
  • Calculate the variance and standard deviation of a dataset
  • Interpret sampling with and without replacement
  • Explain the significance of the area under a curve
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Section Title
Introduction to Business Statistics
Section Schedule
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Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $125.00
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