Through this course, participants will be able to:

● Apply basic statistical methods to the business environment

● Use technological tools to develop quantitative skills

● Interpret the results of statistical methods applied to businesses

Topic 1: Descriptive statistics

1.1 Types of data; Measurement scales; Organization of qualitative and quantitative data; Graphic representation;

1.2 Measures of central tendency; Position measurements; Measures of dispersion; Descriptive statistics on your laptop

Topic 2: Discrete Probability Distributions

2.1 Discrete random variable; Density and cumulative probability functions; Mean and variance of a discrete random variable; Fundamental properties;

2.2 Poisson distribution ; Binomial Distribution

Topic 3: Continuous Probability Distributions

3.1 Continuous random variable; Density and cumulative probability functions; Mean and variance of a continuous random variable; Fundamental properties;

3.2 Uniform Distribution; Normal distribution

Topic 4: Interval estimation for the mean and proportion

4.1 Confidence intervals calculation; Calculation of sample size required for a given estimation error;

4.2 Student's t distribution.