Business Statistics with Excel (CPE Course)
CPE Credit: 2 hours
Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test
Price (with PDF Textbook): $25
Course Description
Statistics can be used in business to support better decision-making. In the Business Statistics with Excel course, we focus on simple statistical analyses that can be conducted with Microsoft Excel, and show the situations in which these analyses can be used. The topics covered include data sampling, covariance and correlation, regression analysis, probability theory, nonprobability sampling, the confidence interval, and sales forecasting.
Author: Steven Bragg
Course Number: ST0001
Learning Objectives
Identify the components needed for a statistical analysis.
Specify the characteristics of the various charts used to describe data.
Identify the characteristics of the coefficient of variation.
Specify the characteristics of a binomial distribution.
Identify the characteristics of a confidence interval, and describe how it is calculated.
Recall how to calculate the different types of forecast options in Excel.
Specify components of an Excel regression analysis report.
Level: Overview
Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study
NASBA Category: Statistics
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: A working knowledge of Excel
Latest Review Date: June 2023
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