COMM 191 - Application of Statistics in Business (formerly COMM 291)

The object of this course is to give you an understanding of how statistics operates in business and commerce. It will become clear how pervasive statistics has become and how essential the basic concepts are to modern business practice. You will learn thoroughly the basics of data analysis and the fundamental notion of statistical inference. The statistics learned in this course will provide the knowledge necessary for you to apply the basic techniques in a wide variety of circumstances and, perhaps more importantly, will enable you to assess the legitimacy and significance of the many and varied reports that you will come across during your career.

Prerequisite: COMM 190 (formerly numbered as COMM 290).

Note: This course was formerly numbered as COMM 291. If you've successfully completed the course as COMM 291, you are not permitted to take it again as COMM 191 (you cannot receive credit for the same course twice).