MBA/MIB 5315: Statistical Methods for Management Decisions


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NO CLASS Monday 7/3! According to the UST website today, the university is closed Monday, July 3.

MINOR DETAIL: The last day of class is Wednesday, July 12, not the preceeding week's Wednesday July 5. The FINAL EXAMIATION will be held Monday, July 17, not Thursday July 5th. Sorry for inconvenience this may have caused.

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Homework Assignments

Homework 0 (optional): Assigned 5/31/06, due Monday 6/5 (in class) - "Statistics in the News," good for 1 point on final course grade.
Find an example of statistics in the news and summarize. To receive credit, your example must (1) state the 'headline'; (2) summarize the data, with an explanation for the data presentation technique you chose; (3) state and evaluate/critique the claim; (4) include the citation; (5) paper must be NO MORE THAN 1 PAGE!

Assigned 5/31, due 6/7
Homework 1: Chapter 1: 1.61, 1.62, 1.63, 1.64, 1.65
Homework 2: Chapter 2: 2.51, 2.53, 2.57, 2.61, 2.62

Assigned 6/7, due 6/14
Homework 3: Chapter 3: 3.61, 3.62, 3.69, 3.70, 3.78

Homework Regression.1: Assigned 6/7, due 6/14       Chapter 13: Case 13B, Continental Trucking (p. 548).
Be sure to organize your paper neatly. The following questions may guide your approach. Excluding attachments/graphs, the case should be about two pages in length.
a. Summarize what the issues are in the case.
b. What has Norm decided to do about them? What data has he collected and what does he hope to find out with them?
c. Perform the appropriate regressions and interpret your results. Unless you intend to discuss the significance measures that Excel produces, do not include them.
d. Based on your analysis, what are your CONCLUSIONS and how would you present this to Mr. Painter?
e. What would your RECOMMENDATIONS to Mr. Painter be? These would include suggestions for further data collection, etc.

Assigned 6/14, due 6/21
Homework 4: Chapter 4: 56, 58, 63, 67, 70, 75, 77
Homework 5: Chapter 5: 84, 97, 105, 106, 115, 116

Assigned 6/21, due 6/28
Homework 6: Chapter 6: 13, 18, 21, 23, 26, 28
Homework 7: Chapter 7: 65, 67, 70, 78, 80

Assigned 6/28, due 7/5
Homework 8: Chapter 8: 58, 59, 61, 64, 66, 75
Homework 9: Chapter 9: 43, 44, 50, 51, 57



Short Case Assignements

All cases from the casebook -- Peck, Roxy [et al.] (2006).  Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown, 4th ed.,  Belmont, CA, Thomson, Brooks/Cole, 440p. ISBN: 0534372821.  Please answer the indicated questions at the end of the chapter.  Write-ups must be professional but not exceeding one page in length, unless number of questions warrants.

 

 


Lecture Notes

Scratch Pad

Chapter 1  The Where, Why, and How of Data Collection   Version b
Chapter 2  Graphs, Charts, and Tables – Describing Your Data   Version b
Chapter 3  Describing Data Using Numerical Measures   Version b
Chapter 13a  Introduction to Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis   Version b   Cheat Sheet
Chapter 4  Using Probability and Probability Distributions   Version b
Chapter 5  Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions   Version b

Chapter 6  Introduction to Sampling Distributions   Version b
Chapter 7  Estimating Population Values   Version b
Chapter 8  Introduction to Hypothesis Testing   Version b
Chapter 9  Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Two Population Parameters   Version b
Chapter 10  Hypothesis Tests for One and Two Population Variances   Version b
Chapter 11  Analysis of Variance
Chapter 12  Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Contingency Analysis
Chapter 13b  Inference with Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis
Chapter 14  Multiple Regression Analysis and Model Building
Chapter 15  Analyzing and Forecasting Time-Series Data
Chapter 16  Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics
Chapter 17  Introduction to Quality and Statistical Process Control
Chapter 18  Introduction to Decision Analysis (On CD-ROM)

Final Project


Due: TBD: Last day of class/finals

Within this project you must demonstrate five different aspects of a statistical study. The project should be 5-10 pages in length. You may use either an observational study or a designed experiment. I must approve your topic of research before you begin.

Approval deadline: TBD

1. Pose a question that you can answer with data (which must be approved by me).

2. Explain how you will select the data or design the experiment to gather the data. Provide your rationale for the choices.

3. Include your data (in an appendix) and provide an appropriate graphical display. The descriptive methods you use should relate to the research question you have chosen to answer.

4. Perform some statistical inference on your data and provide reasoning for your choice of methods. You should summarize your findings, relating them to your research question.

5. Summarize what you have done in layman's terms, so that a person without any statistical knowledge would understand your findings and how you obtained them.



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