ETF1100 Business Statistics

Textbook: Berenson et al Basic Business Statistics 3e,

Textbook Readings

Textbook: Berenson et al Basic Business Statistics 4e,

Textbook Readings

Week 1
Chapter 1, all
Chapter 2, 2.1 2.4, 2.6
All good.

Week 1
Chapter 1, all
Chapter 2, 2.1 2.4, 2.6
All good.

Week 2
Chapter 3 Section 3.1 (excluding geometric mean)
3.2 (excluding Chebyshevs Rule)
3.4
3.6

Week 2
Chapter 3 Section 3.1 (excluding geometric mean)
3.2 (excluding Chebyshevs Rule)
3.4
3.6

Week 3
Chapter 3 Section 3.1 (excluding geometric mean)
3.2 (excluding Chebyshevs Rule)
3.4
3.6
Chapter 4, Section 4.1, pages 110-113 only
Chapter 5 Sections 5.1, 5.3

Week 3
Chapter 3 Section 3.1 (excluding geometric mean)
3.2 (excluding Chebyshevs Rule)
3.4
3.6
Chapter 4, Section 4.1, pages 108-116 only
(excluding General Addition Rule)
Chapter 5 Sections 5.1, 5.3

Week 4
Chapter 6 Sections 6.1-6.2

Week 4
Chapter 6 Sections 6.1-6.2

Week 5

Week 5
Chapter 6 Section 6.6
Chapter 7, Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.5
Chapter 8, Section 8.1

Chapter 7, Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.5

Chapter 8, Section 8.1
Week 6
Chapter 8, Sections 8.1, 8.2
Chapter 7, Section 7.3
Chapter 8, Section 8.3

Week 6
Chapter 8, Sections 8.1, 8.2
Chapter 7, Section 7.3 (Note pg 216 correction for
pi to p)
Chapter 8, Section 8.3

Week 7 and 8
Chapter 9, Section 9.1 9.5, 9.7
Chapter 7, Section 7.3,

Week 7 and 8
Chapter 7, Section 7.3,
Chapter 9, Section 9.1 9.5, 9.7

Week 9
Chapter 3, Section 3.5, pages 92-95.

Chapter 12, Sections 12.1-3, 12.7 (test for slope and

confidence interval for slope; not for correlation coefficient),
excluding most hand calculations (See lecture for details)

Excel Data Analysis Tool, Regression See Sections E5.3, E5.4

of Excel notes

Chapter 3, Section 3.5, pages 92-95

(In the Problems Section, students should only do
the parts for Correlation only).
Chapter 12, Sections 12.1-3, 12.7 (test for slope and
confidence interval for slope; not for correlation
coefficient), excluding most hand calculations (See
lecture for details)
Problems for Section 12.2:
Qst 12.5 & 12.9 are replaced with new data sets
and questions too. 12.9e removed.
Excel Data AnalysisTool, Regression See Sections
E5.3, E5.4 of Excel notes

Week 10
Chapter 15, Section 15.3.

Chapter 2, Section 2.5.

Chapter 14, Sections 14.1, 14.2.

Week 11
Chapter 14, Sections 14.1, 14.2, Section 14.4 (up to page
514), and Section 14.7, 14.10

Note that our discussion of forecasting seasonal components

does not follow the textbook.

Week 10
Chi Square:
Chapter 15, Section 15.3.
Just slight Table adjustments. Question 15.26 is
replaced with a new one.
Time Series:
Chapter 2, Section 2.5.
Slight adjustments: diagrams for scatter plot and
Time Series plot - BETTER
Chapter 14, Sections 14.1, 14.2.
Week 11
Chapter 14, Sections 14.1, 14.2,
Section 14.4 (up to page 514)
Table 14.3 is replaced with a new Table 14.2 and so
the worked example
and Section 14.7, 14.10
Question 14.36 & 14.39 refers to a different
Questions
Note that our discussion of forecasting seasonal
components does not follow the textbook.