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BIT-2405: Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling

Description: Introduction to basic statistical (inference) tools, analytics techniques, and modeling necessary in managerial decision-making. The decision-making aspect of the course, while utilizing quantitative/computational thinking, will emphasize ethical reasoning. Topics include, but are not limited to, descriptive statistics, elementary probability theory, sampling and sampling distributions, portfolio management, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, analysis of variance, big data, and data analytics.

Pathways: 5F Quant & Comp Thnk Found., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 88

Average GPA: 2.97 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 14.43%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.21%

James D Kern202428.0%47.9%17.6%2.0%1.7%2.7%2.9938
Daniel Simundza202425.9%43.2%21.0%1.6%1.9%6.4%2.9514
Raymond L Major202333.8%37.5%19.1%3.3%1.6%4.7%3.0211
Jeremy D Sudweeks202422.5%51.0%18.4%2.3%1.9%3.9%2.9112
Quinton J Nottingham202121.0%46.8%19.2%1.8%2.5%8.6%2.868
Daeeun Choi202116.7%48.4%25.1%5.0%3.3%1.7%2.741
Kang Xia201947.8%35.9%14.1%0.0%0.0%2.2%3.351
Mohammad Rahimi202439.6%41.7%18.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.201
David M Goldberg201962.5%28.2%8.5%0.0%0.0%0.9%3.531
Peter D Banks202216.1%55.8%18.1%0.6%2.0%7.4%2.911

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Winter 2019Summer I 2020Winter 2020Summer I 2021Winter 2021Summer I 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Winter 2023Fall 2024Term050% W