Community College of Philadelphia: Spring 2025

Business Statistics I
Econ 112 902 10A SP25 (CRN: 12718)

Instructor: Rebecca (Beckie) Garvin Email: rgarvin@ccp.edu

Office Hours: T,TH 8:00-9:30/11:15-11:45am, F 9:00-11:00am via Zoom (link to sign up in Canvas calendar)

Course Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to the application of statistical techniques in
modern decision making. Emphasis is placed on data collection and analysis, including measures of central tendency and
dispersion, probability and probability distributions, sampling, estimation, and hypothesis testing.

Required Materials: Lind, Marchal, and Wathen: McGraw-Hill Co., 19th e.

ONLINE LINK TO COURSE MATERIALS: Linked through Canvas.

Text: Lind, Marchal, and Wathen: McGraw-Hill Co., 19th e.

To enhance your learning experience and provide affordable access to the right course material, this course is part of an
inclusive access model called First Day™. You can easily access the required digital materials for this course at a
discounted price, and benefit from single sign-on access within Canvas. The First Day digital materials are all you need
for your class. If you would still prefer a printed copy, in addition to the digital content, discounted print upgrades are
available at your campus bookstore after the Opt-Out deadline, please reach out to me.

However, it is NOT recommended that you Opt-Out (deadline: February 26, 2025), as these materials are required to
complete the course. If you choose to Opt-Out, you will be responsible for purchasing your course materials at the full
retail price and access to your materials may be suspended.

The Community College of Philadelphia will bill you at the discounted price as a course charge for this course.

For more information and FAQs go to customercare.bncollege.com

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Classify variables as qualitative or quantitative, discrete or continuous, and distinguish among and nominal, ordinal,
interval, and ratio levels of measurement.

2. Summarize qualitative and quantitative variables with frequency and relative frequency distributions.

3. Compute and interpret exploratory variables such as the mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard
deviation.

4. Calculate probabilities for a discrete probability distribution using the binomial and Poisson probability distributions.

5. Calculate probabilities for a continuous probability distribution using the uniform and standard normal probability
distributions.

6. Compute and interpret confidence intervals.

7. Conduct a test of a hypothesis about a population mean.

Core Course Content:
Part One (Descriptive Statistics)
Chapter 1: What is Statistics?
Chapter 2: Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions, and Graphic Presentations
Chapter 3: Describing Data: Numerical Measures
Chapter 4: Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data
Part Two (Probability)
Chapter 5: A Survey of Probability Concepts
Part Three (Probability Distributions)
Chapter 6: Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter 7: Continuous Probability Distributions
Chapter 8: Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem
Part Four (Hypothesis Testing)
Chapter 9: Estimation and Confidence Intervals
Chapter 10: One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis
Chapter 11: Two-Sample Tests of Hypothesis

Student Evaluation:

• Homework (20%): All homework is due no later than the date stated in the syllabus. It is important to
understand that all assignments must be completed and submitted online as required. Assignments will be
available through Canvas which will be linked to Connect.
• LearnSmart (10%): For each chapter, you will be required to complete the LearnSmart reading and
comprehension quizzes. These assignments are meant to assist you in learning the material. By asking
questions throughout the reading to test your comprehension, the LearnSmart modules act as a tutor in
trying to assist you in understanding which aspects of the material you fully understand and which aspects
you should spend more time reviewing.
• Tests (60%): There will be 4 tests. Each test will be comprised of multiple choice, true or false, graphs, fill in
the blank, essays, or all of the aforementioned.
• Final Exam (10%): There will be a comprehensive final exam during finals week. The final exam will count
for 20 percent of your final grade.

Learning Assessments and Grading Criteria:

Grading Scale
A: 90 - 100 B: 80-89
C: 70-79 D: 60-69
F: 59 and below
Course Outline: the instructor reserves the rights to modify this schedule.

PART ONE
Week 1: Chapter 1 What is Statistics?
Week 2: Chapter 2 Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions
Week 3: Chapter 3 Describing Data: Numerical Measures
Week 4: Chapter 4 Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data
EXAM #1: Chapters 1 through 4

PART TWO
Weeks 5 and 6: Chapter 5: A Survey of Probability Concepts
EXAM #2: Chapter 5

PART THREE
Week 7: Chapter 6: Discrete Probability Distributions
Week 8: Chapter 7: Continuous Probability Distributions
Week 9: Chapter 8: Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem
EXAM #3: Chapters 6-8

PART FOUR
Week 10: Chapter 9: Estimation and Confidence Intervals
Weeks 11: Chapter 10: One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis
Weeks 12 and 13: Chapter 11: Two-Sample Tests of Hypothesis
EXAM #4: Chapters 9-11

FINAL EXAM: Chapters 1-11 during finals week

Academic Dishonesty: is the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud and deception and is an educational objective
of the institution. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of information of
citations, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, unauthorized prior possession of examinations, submitting
work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work
of other students.

The sanctions for an academic violation are expulsion, suspension from the College for a specified period of time, loss of
credit or portion from work associated with academic dishonesty, and/or a written warning stating that further
misconduct may result in serious consequences. It is expected that each student will do their own work on examinations
and assignments. A violation will result in a zero grade for that examination or assignment.

Center for Disability: Students who believe they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should
contact me privately to discuss their accommodation form and specific needs as soon as possible, preferably within the
first week of class. If you need to request reasonable accommodations, but do not have an accommodation form,
please contact the Center on Disability, room BG-39, phone number 215-751-8050.