Faculty Syllabus

BUSI-2305 Business Statistics

Sean Fields


Credit Spring 2026

Section(s)

BUSI-2305-005 (15677)
LEC DIL ONL DIL

Course Requirements

1. Read the Syllabus

2. Review the Course Schedule. 

3. Explore the rest of the course content in Blackboard.  Homework problem solutions are provided along with extra credit quizzes that you make re-take until you earn the full credit.  These are very good practice for the exams.  

4. Once you feel comfortable with what's in Blackboard, start the assigned reading, then do the assigned homework problems checking your answers against the solutions.  If you get stuck, contact instructor for help.  

5. After completing the homework, complete the extra credit quiz to feel really good about the material before taking the exam.

6. Keep on schedule per the calendar!!  Falling behind is VERY dangerous in an this course.

7. Contact instructor if you need help on a problem, or want to schedule a call  or in person time. If urgent, text.   The instructor is available to help you successfully complete this course! 

Readings

Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics 

Douglas Lind, William Marchal, and Samuel Wathen

13th, 14, 15th, 17th, 18th, or 19th edition.  (not the 16th edition)

Irwin McGraw-Hill (ISBN  9781260833881)

On-line modules not required.

Course Subjects

  1. What is Statistics
  2. Describing Data in Tables and Distributions
  3. Describing Data Numerically
  4. Displaying and Exploring Data
  5. Probability Concepts
  6. Probability Distributions
  7. Continuous Probability Distributions
  8. Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorm
  9. Estimation and Confidence Intervals
  10. One-Sample Hypothesis Tesing
  11. Two-Sample Hypothesis Testing
  12. Linear Regression and Correlation
  13. Multiple Regression

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

This statistics course is designed for business majors.  Topics include organization of measurements, determining measures of central tendency, discrete distributions, continuous distributions, confidence intervals, variability, counting, probability, statistical inference, hypothesis testing (large and small samples), simple and multiple regression and correlation analysis, time series, nonparametric methods and statistical quality control.  The objective of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of statistical procedures, techniques and applications as used in business.

Office Hours

T Th 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Room 2220, HLC Building 2000 - See notes for specifics

NOTE IN-PERSON OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays and Thursdays on the ACC Highland campus (HLC): Tuesdays and Thursdays - Noon to 1 pm (Room 2220, HLC Building 2000) VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Wednesdays. Go to the “Virtual Office” link in the Blackboard course site and select that day’s virtual office date. ADDITIONAL OFFICE HOURS: By appointment. I am very flexible and will work on your schedule as much as possible, including weekends if necessary.

W 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Virtual - See notes for details

NOTE IN-PERSON OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays and Thursdays on the ACC Highland campus (HLC): Tuesdays and Thursdays - Noon to 1 pm (Room 2220, HLC Building 2000) VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Wednesdays. Go to the “Virtual Office” link in the Blackboard course site and select that day’s virtual office date. ADDITIONAL OFFICE HOURS: By appointment. I am very flexible and will work on your schedule as much as possible, including weekends if necessary.

Office Hours

T Th 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Room 2220, HLC Building 2000 - See notes for specifics

NOTE IN-PERSON OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays and Thursdays on the ACC Highland campus (HLC): Tuesdays and Thursdays - Noon to 1 pm (Room 2220, HLC Building 2000) VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Wednesdays. Go to the “Virtual Office” link in the Blackboard course site and select that day’s virtual office date. ADDITIONAL OFFICE HOURS: By appointment. I am very flexible and will work on your schedule as much as possible, including weekends if necessary.

W 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Virtual - See notes for details

NOTE IN-PERSON OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays and Thursdays on the ACC Highland campus (HLC): Tuesdays and Thursdays - Noon to 1 pm (Room 2220, HLC Building 2000) VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Wednesdays. Go to the “Virtual Office” link in the Blackboard course site and select that day’s virtual office date. ADDITIONAL OFFICE HOURS: By appointment. I am very flexible and will work on your schedule as much as possible, including weekends if necessary.

Published: 10/10/2025 12:44:25