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Activity Number:
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176
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Type:
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Roundtables
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 3, 2009 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Business and Economic Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #305641 |
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Title:
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What Makes the Introductory Course in Applied Statistics for Business Students Different?
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Author(s):
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John McKenzie*+
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Companies:
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Babson College
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Address:
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, Babson Park, MA, 02457,
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Keywords:
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Abstract:
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Over 20% of the undergraduate students in the United States major in business. Since the creation of the first business school in 1881, a statistic course has been a requirement in the curriculum. At the present time this course is most often taken in the first or second year of the program, often before students take any management courses. At this roundtable we will discuss how this service course differs (or should differ) from the course designed for general education students. Among the questions for this course that we will address are the following: Should the GAISE guidelines be modified? What, if any, topics should be added? Dropped? What is the most appropriate technology to be used? What are the most effective delivery methods? Should this course be integrated with subsequent management courses?
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- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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