Courses: Decision Science (DECS)
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Undergraduate & Graduate Dates to Remember*
Fall Term 2010
August 20-22 MBA Orientation
August 25-29 Wolfpack Welcome
August 30 Classes begin
September 3 Add deadline
October 29 Last day to withdraw & last day
to apply for graduation
December 10 Last day of classes
December 11-17 Final Exams
Spring Term 2011
January 8 New Student Orientation; MBA Orientation
January 10 Classes begin
January 14 Add deadline
March 4 Last day to withdraw
May 4 Last day of classes for undergraduate students
May 5 Last day of classes for graduate students
May 6-12 Final Exams for day division
May 9-12 Final Exams for graduate and evening students
May 14 Commencement - all colleges
*College of Law dates on Law Bulletin
Business
DECS B205 Business Statistics 3 crs.
This course is an introduction to the statistics used in business. Topics covered are sources and collection of business data, describing data, probability concepts, the use of confidence limits to estimate the mean or the proportion, the use of hypothesis tests, analysis of variance, chi-square test for independence, simple correlation and regression analysis to discover how two variables are related to each other. The use of a business spreadsheet program is an integral part of this hands-on course.
Prerequisite: MATH A115
DECS B499 Independent Study in Decision Science arr.
See description in College of Business overview