This document provides an overview of a course in Business Mathematics and Statistics. The course aims to provide students with mathematical skills for personal and business financial decision making. It will focus on arithmetic, algebra, ratios, proportions, graphing, and their applications in areas like payroll, cost-volume-profit analysis, and merchandising. Students will also learn statistical methods like data representation, correlation, time series analysis, and probability distributions. Microsoft Excel skills are required. The course outcomes include applying math to business problems, using percentages and ratios to solve issues, dealing with discounts and markups, solving systems of equations, and applying statistics to decision making.
This document provides an overview of a course in Business Mathematics and Statistics. The course aims to provide students with mathematical skills for personal and business financial decision making. It will focus on arithmetic, algebra, ratios, proportions, graphing, and their applications in areas like payroll, cost-volume-profit analysis, and merchandising. Students will also learn statistical methods like data representation, correlation, time series analysis, and probability distributions. Microsoft Excel skills are required. The course outcomes include applying math to business problems, using percentages and ratios to solve issues, dealing with discounts and markups, solving systems of equations, and applying statistics to decision making.
This document provides an overview of a course in Business Mathematics and Statistics. The course aims to provide students with mathematical skills for personal and business financial decision making. It will focus on arithmetic, algebra, ratios, proportions, graphing, and their applications in areas like payroll, cost-volume-profit analysis, and merchandising. Students will also learn statistical methods like data representation, correlation, time series analysis, and probability distributions. Microsoft Excel skills are required. The course outcomes include applying math to business problems, using percentages and ratios to solve issues, dealing with discounts and markups, solving systems of equations, and applying statistics to decision making.
Ph.D in Electric Power Systems Engineering Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Objective to provide the student with a mathematical basis for personal decisions and business financial decisions Stresses business applications using arithmetic, algebra, ratio-proportion and graphing Applications include payroll, cost-volume-profit analysis and merchandising mathematics Also includes Statistical Representation of Data, Correlation, Time Series and Exponential Smoothing, Elementary Probability and Probability Distributions Stresses Logical reasoning and problem solving skills TOOLS Access to Microsoft Excel software required Course Outcomes 1. Apply arithmetic and algebraic skills to everyday business problems Course Outcomes 2. Use ratio, proportion and percent in the solution of business problems Course Outcomes 3. Solve business problems involving commercial discount, markup and markdown Course Outcomes 4. Solve systems of linear equations graphically and algebraically, and apply to cost- volume-profit analysis Course Outcomes 5. Apply Statistical Representation of Data, Correlation, Time Series and Exponential Smoothing methods in business decision making BUSINESS MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS