Statistical Components of an Undergraduate Business Degree: Putting the Horse before the Cart.

Zeis, Charles; Shah, Abhay; Regassa, Hailu; Ahmadian, Ahmad

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ERIC Number: EJ642427

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Statistical Components of an Undergraduate Business Degree: Putting the Horse before the Cart.

Zeis, Charles; Shah, Abhay; Regassa, Hailu; Ahmadian, Ahmad

Journal of Education for Business, v77 n2 p83-88 Nov-Dec 2001

Proposes the following approach to teaching statistics: an introductory course on collecting, organizing, and presenting data, then a course on analysis and inference. Presents a study o f 339 students indicating that this course sequence results in better learning and less anxiety. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Business Education, Course Content, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Higher Education, Sequential Approach, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Undergraduate Study

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Language: English

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