| Business and Economic Statistics B |
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| UoS Code | ECMT1020 |
| Credit points | 6 |
| Offered | Semester 2, Summer |
| Corequisites | ECMT1010 |
| Prohibitions | ECMT1021, ECMT1022, ECMT1023 |
| Lectures | 3hrs per week |
| Assessment | Two quizzes; Workshop questions/homework; Assignment; Mid-Semester exam; Final exam |
| Description | This unit broadens the knowledge gained in the unit, ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A by introducing further tools (and their applications) for use in economics, finance, marketing and accounting. This unit features practical applications. Possible topics include: further aspects of hypothesis testing including goodness-of-fit models; regression analysis including a brief introduction to logit models, time series and its applications to economics and finance; input-output analysis; index numbers and mathematics of finance. The material is further complemented by mathematical topics including matrices and partial differentiation. In addition, students are expected to use data resources on the World Wide Web, retrieve data and analyse this data using Excel. |
| Additional Information | Other than in exceptional circumstances, it is strongly recommended that students do not undertake Business and Economic Statistics B before attempting Business and Economic Statistics A. |
| This unit of study is available as part of the following major subject areas |
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