STA1001 - Mathematics and Statistics

Year of Study:1
Credit Units: 3
Duration: 45hours
Prerequisites: Nil
Module Description
This module aims to provide a basic mathematical for all business students so that they can appreciate the beauty of mathematical application to business decision problems.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:

  1. apply differentiation or matrix operation to handle business problems;

  2. analyse data by using simple statistical measures and statistical graphs;

  3. ascertain the probability of certain events;

  4. identify and apply the probability distributions of discrete and continuous random variates; and

  5. apply computer software to handle the above problems.