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NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY

Center of Excellence in higher Education
The first private university in Bangladesh
School of Business and Economics, Department of Management

Course Name:
Introduction to Statistics

Course Code
BUS 172; Sections 29
& Section No:
Semester: Spring 2023

INSTRUCTOR & DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

1. Instructor Name: Dr. Mohaimen Mansur
2. Office NAC – 985
3. Email Address: mohaimen.mansur@northsouth.edu
4. Department: Management

Office and Class Hour Information
11:30am - 01:45pm
DAY / Time 09:20am - 10:20am 03:00pm - 4:00pm
Lunch: 12:20-1:00 pm

BUS-172 SEC-29
Thursday &
Office hours Office hours NAC-304
Saturday (RA)

COURSE & SECTION INFORMATION

Course Prerequisite Freshman

Course Credit Hours 3:0

Course Description Introduces modern theory and methodology of statistics and their applications in
economics and business. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory,
sampling theory and methodology, sampling distribution and hypothesis testing.
Course Objectives • Students will learn to use standard statistical tools employed in practical applications.
• Students will learn to use statistical concepts for application in business and economics.
• Students will learn to understand the application of common tools such as Standard
Deviation, Probabilities, various statistical distribution tables, and Z-Test and T-Test.
• Students will learn to understand and describe data classification and reporting using
various tabular and graphical tools.
Student Learning Upon the successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
Outcomes 1. Present qualitative and/or quantitative data on tabular and/or graphical formats.
2. Calculate commonly used statistical tools such as mean, range, standard
deviation, frequency, probability.
3. Learn to use the various statistical tables, such as the Table of Binomial
Probabilities/Table of Poisson Probabilities/ Normal Distribution /t Distribution.
4. Utilize Z-test and t-test.
Note: Students will demonstrate above learning outcomes through one or more of the
following: assignment, quiz, midterm exams, and final exam.


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TEXTBOOK(S)

Author Edition & Year Publisher ISBN
Title
Mann, Prem Introductory Statistics Ninth Edition (2017) JOHN WILEY 978-1-119-24894-1
& SONS, INC.


REFERENCE BOOK(S)

Paul Newbold Statistics for Business & Economics Eighth Edition (2013) Prentice Hall 978-0-13-274565-9

TEACHING STRATEGY

The instructor will present the concepts of statistics through lecture and guided discussion. The principles will
be applied to a variety of business conditions and will be presented from a “real world perspective.” Classes will
be conducted using a variety of methods. These will include lectures, small group discussions and exercises. You
are encouraged to actively participate in all aspects of the class as significant learning occurs when all members
of the class make contributions. I see my role as to facilitate learning through a varied and collaborative
experience, not simply by lecturing.

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY AND GRADING SCHEME

Grading tool Points Tentative Dates
First Exam 20% After initial 14 Lectures, on the 15th class of the semester
Second Exam 25% After another 12 lectures on the 30th class of the semester
Final Exam 30% After another 6 lectures, on the 36th class of the semester
Quiz/Class Test 10% Minimum three quizzes, preferably before three exams
Assignments 10% Solving statistics problems from text book exercises
Attendance and Class Participation 05% For each 5 classes 1 mark. Including the final 24 + 1 = 25

The final grade will be a percentage of the accumulation of all points received over the course as follow

100%-93% = A 82%-80% = B- 69%-67% = D+

92%-90% = A- 79%-77% = C+ 60%-66% = D
89%-87% = B+ 76%-73% = C 60% or less = F
86%-83% = B 72%-70% = C-

Note: This assigned percentage letter grade may be altered at the instructor’s discretion

Course Content and Schedule

Week # Topic Chapter

1 Introduction 1
2-3 Organizing and Graphing Data 2
4-5 Numerical Descriptive Measures 3
6-7 Probability 4
8 Exam I: Chapters 1 – 4 MID-1
9-10 Discrete Random Variables & Their Probability Distributions 5
11-12 The Normal Distribution and Other Continuous Distributions 6
13-14 Sampling Distribution 7
15 Exam 2: Chapter 5, 6, 7 MID-2
16-17 Estimation of the Mean and the Proportions 8
18 Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample Tests Only 9
Final Exam 3: Chapter 8, 9 Final

Note: The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus if necessary.