Introduction to types of business decisions and selection of appropriate quantitative or qualitative data gathering techniques. Characteristics of data types, application of tools, interpretations of results and ethical issues.
| Paper title | Interpreting Business Data |
|---|---|
| Paper code | BSNS112 |
| Subject | Business Studies |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(On campus)
Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $912.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- BSNS 102, STAT 110, STAT 115
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Notes
- This is a required paper for BCom from 2017 (to be taken in place of BSNS102 by students completing under earlier regulations).
- Contact
- warren.mcnoe@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Otago Business School's website
- Teaching staff
Warren McNoe (Economics)
- Textbooks
Business Statistics: Australia and New Zealand, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780170439527- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical Thinking, Research, Interdisciplinary Perspective, Scholarship, Ethics.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Be able to describe different types of business decisions and their associated characteristics
- Understand the process of business decisions, including the articulation of relevant questions, data collection, data analysis and interpretation
- Be able to select an appropriate quantitative or qualitative technique to answer a given question, taking into account its strengths and weaknesses and the characteristics of the data
- Be familiar with some of the tools used to perform quantitative and qualitative data analysis
- Demonstrate awareness of ethical and privacy issues relating to data collection and analysis
- Be able to interpret critically the result of data analysis
