Data and Business Decision Making

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to: 

  1. Illustrate how key statistical concepts apply to business environments.
  2. Appraise and apply various statistical techniques to critically analyse a range of business problems.
  3. Organise and communicate statistical findings to provide relevant recommendations for business decision making.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-FIN-MAS-2024 - Master of Finance
• TAS-FIN-GDI-2024 - Graduate Diploma of Finance
• TAS-FIN-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Finance

Others

It is essential that you have basic knowledge of mathematics at high school level, and basic working knowledge of MS Excel software. If you have any concerns with these skills please contact your lecturer early in the semester

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Lectures are delivered via recordings. These will be updated weekly on MyLO. Lecture notes will be uploaded to MyLO in advance for students to prepare for the upcoming lectures. Please note that lecture notes may be incomplete, for example, spaces will be left as students are expected to draw important diagrams by yourselves and/or solutions for example questions. By filling in these spaces during the lectures, you will consolidate your understanding of the concepts we discuss.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.