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BUS. 123 Business Statistics

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Minimum Grade for Prerequisites

Unless otherwise indicated, a grade of C or higher is required for all prerequisite courses.

Course Description

This course introduces statistics with an emphasis on business applications. Students will learn how to collect, cleanse, analyze, interpret, and present numerical data for the purpose of making effective business decisions. Topics include: collection and presentation of data, measures of central value, probability, sampling and the sampling distribution of the sample average, estimation via confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression and correlation.

Units: 3
Degree Credit
Letter Grade Only
  • Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
  • Homework hours/semester: 96-108
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Intermediate Algebra or equivalent, or placement by other measures as applicable.
Corequisites: None
AA/AS Degree Requirements: Area C1; Area E2b
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSU GE Area B4), UC (IGETC Area 2A)