MA12009: Data analysis for business
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mathematical Sciences |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWRG 20%, CWRI 40%, EXOB 40% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Practical test (CWRI 20%)
- Computing technical assessment (CWRI 20%)
- Data analysing/reporting assessment (CWRG 20%)
- Exam (EXOB 40%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Recognise fundamental knowledge of business in business analytics
- Use computing to handle and present business data sets appropriately.
- Identify business problems/opportunities in application of concepts and theories
- Understand and apply the key statistical techniques that underpin business analytics
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| Synopsis: | Having been taught some statistical topics, in this unit you will develop quantitative analysis skills for decision making. You will also learn how to use computing for graphical and descriptive data analysis.
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| Content: | Use computing in handling and presenting some types of data which are particularly relevant in business;
Collate and categorise data
Describe and analyse business data
Time series analysis
Formulate and solve simple problems in probability
Hypothesis test
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| Course availability: |
MA12009 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
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