Sam Houston State University

College of Business Administration

Department of Economics and International Business
BANA 3363.01
Intermediate Business Analysis
Spring 2016
Prerequisite: BANA 2372 (Business Analysis)
Instructor Contact Information
Dr. Kevin Henning
SHB 241-B (Huntsville); Room 310 (The Woodlands Center)
O ce phone: 936-294-4759
Email: henning@shsu.edu
Kik ID: SamShaw82 (my username is John Doe); the Kik app is available for iOS and Android1
(Please do not send Kik messages before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m. Central Time Monday-Friday.)
O ce Hours: Monday 3:30 - 5 p.m. SHB 241-B; Tuesday 1 - 2:30 p.m. The Woodlands Center room 310;
and always by appointment
Time and Location: ONLINE
Textbooks and Required/Recommended Materials:
Statistics For Management and Economics by Gerald Keller. Either the 8th , 9th , or 10th editions
(the 8th will likely be cheaper). I will use this book primarily as a source of practice problems and
background readings.
(Completely Optional) Understanding Advanced Statistical Methods by Peter H. Westfall and Kevin
S. S. Henning. ISBN: 978-1-4665-1210-8. If you want to know how statisticians actually think about
statistics, you will nd it here. In addition, it oers an unorthodox perspective on many commonly
accepted statistical concepts and techniques.
Course Description: This course is a continuation of BANA 2372. This course is designed to introduce
students to the use of statistics as a business tool in the face of incomplete knowledge. Topics include
estimation of means and proportions through hypothesis tests and condence intervals, analysis of variance,
tests of independence and goodness-of-t, correlation, and simple and multiple linear regression analysis.
Course Objectives: Over the course of the semester, attentive students will:
1. Understand the importance of probability distributionsspecically the normal distributionin making
inferences about population/process means and proportions
2. Use Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to make inferences about the dierence among several population
or process means
3. Investigate the existence of relationships between two nominal variables using the chi-square test of
independence
4. Investigate the existence of relationships between two quantitative variables using correlation analysis
and simple linear regression
5. Use multiple linear regression to investigate the relationship between a set of independent variables
and a dependent variable.
Grading: Your grade will be a weighted average of the items in the following table. I do not use Blackboards
point totals! Information about each item appears after the table.
Three (3) midterm exams
Comprehensive nal exam
Blackboard homework assignments
Three (3) check-o homework assignments
1 See

http://kik.com/ for more information.

45%
30%
20%
5%

The cutos for letter grade will be the standard ones: 90-100A; 80-89B; 70-79C; 60-69D; 59 and belowF.
Exams: There will be three (3) mid-term exams in addition to a comprehensive nal exam. Exams will
consist of a mixture of multiple choice questions and problems similar to the assigned homework problems,
Blackboard assignment questions, and in-class examples. Mathematics, by nature, builds upon itself, so you
should expect to use all of the concepts and methods we have discussed previously up to the day of the
exam. Specic policies and procedures for taking exams will be given to each class.
In calculating your nal grade, I will weight each exam according to your performance on it. The highest
exam will be weighted 20% , the next highest will be weighted 15%; and the lowest exam will be weighted
10%: There will be no makeup exams given for any reason. A missed exam will result in a doubling
of your grade on the comprehensive nal exam The nal exam will not be dropped for any reason, and
cannot be taken early for any reason.
Blackboard Homework: I will assign problems using Blackboards "Test" feature that are intended to
give you practice with the key concepts and that require far less eort than data analysis assignments. You
will have three (3) opportunities to complete each homework assignment, and I will take the highest grade
earned at the end of the semester for each one. For example, if you take Assignment 1 three times and earn
a 40 on your rst attempt, a 95 on your second, and a 85 on your third, your grade for Assignment 1 will
be max(40; 95; 85) = 95 for that assignment when I calculate nal grades. Problems resembling those in the
homework are "fair game" for exam purposes.
Blackboard sometimes causes problems on Chrome and Internet Explorer for some students. I recommend
using Firefox or Safari. It is your responsibility to contact me about any problems you encounter with
Blackboard before the assignment is due. As with any online resource, Blackboard doesnt work perfectly all
of the time, but the problems are usually minor, temporary, and easy to work around. If you encounter any
technical problems with submitting an assignment, please contact the IT@Sam help desk at 936-294-1950
(helpdesk@shsu.edu) or the SHSU Online Support Desk at 936-294-2780 (blackboard@shsu.edu).
Note that the help desks are not tutoring labs and are not responsible for course policies, due dates,
organization, or content. Questions regarding these items should be directed to the instructor.
Homework Sets: Homework problems from the textbook will be assigned in three (3) sets over the course
of the semester corresponding to the material that you will nd on each of the three exams. Around the
time of each exam, I will collect the sets assigned and calculate your grade as follows:
Number of completed problems turned in
Total number of problems assigned

100:

A "completed problem" is one for which there is more than just an answer written down (in some of the
earlier assignments, there wont be much "work" to show, but you should explain briey how you got the
answer). Homework is not graded for correctness, only completion. It is your responsibility to attempt all
of the problems and ask questionsof me, your classmates, or the tutorsif you need help.
Homework may be handwritten or typed; for grading purposes it doesnt matter which you do. If you
are taking the online version of this course and you do the problems by hand, however, you will need to scan
your work into a PDF le to submit it. If you do not have access to a scanner, many free PDF scanning apps
for iOS and Android exist. I recommend either CamScanner or the Google Drive app. More information
can be found at
http://lifehacker.com/ve-best-mobile-document-scanning-apps-1691417781
Please contact me if you have questions about submitting homework.
Email/Communication Expectation: The assignments are designed to give you experience working
with realistic data and performing realistic analyses. Learning begins with asking questions, and I design the
assignments with the expectation that you will probably need help at some point. Therefore, I expect you
to ask questions via email or Kik message if you cannot come by during o ce hours or if the departmental
tutors cannot help you (see below). When you email me, please indicate what class you are in. If you choose
to contact me via Kik message (see the top of the syllabus), be sure to identify yourself somehow.
With all communications, provide the full text of any problem you are asking about. For
example, dont simply say "I need help with #12." Say something like "I need help with the following
question: ", and then provide the full text of the question.
Please do not send any Kik messages outside of the hours of 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday - Friday. Emails
may be sent at any time.

Extra Credit: One (1) point of extra credit on the highest-weighted exam will be awarded for each mistake
found in the course material created by the me that is brought to my attention via email. A "mistake" is any
grammatical, typographical, mathematical, or factual error. A student may earn up to ten (10) extra credit
points. In the event of multiple reports of the same mistake, I will determine which student gets the points
by the time stamp on his/her email. (If you are reading this for the rst time at the end of the semester in
desperate need of points, all I can say is: oops...). Reports of mistakes in material not created by me (e. g.,
typos in a textbook or errors in outside reading material that you encounter) do not count toward the 10
points, but are greatly appreciated.
Other extra credit assignments may be assigned to the class at the discretion of the instructor, but do
not count on them to pass the class. Further, there will be no individual extra credit assignments o ered.
Tutoring: The Department of Economics and International Business maintains a tutoring lab for students
in the SHB building room 140, Monday - Thursday from 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Tutoring is free and is oered by
well-qualied student volunteers who have been selected by faculty members. No appointment is necessary.
ADA Accommodations: It is the policy of Sam Houston State University that individuals otherwise
qualied shall not be excluded, solely by reason of their disability, from participation in any academic
program of the university. Further, they shall not be denied the benets of these programs nor shall they be
subjected to discrimination. Students with disabilities that might aect their academic performance should
register with the O ce of Services for Students with Disabilities located in the Lee Drain Annex (telephone
936-294-3512, TDD 936-294-3786, and e-mail disability@shsu.edu). They should then make arrangements
with their individual instructors so that appropriate strategies can be considered and helpful procedures can
be developed to ensure that participation and achievement opportunities are not impaired.
SHSU adheres to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect
to providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. If you have a disability that may
aect adversely your work in this class, then I encourage you to register with the SHSU Services for Students with Disabilities and to talk with me about how I can best help you. All disclosures of disabilities will be kept strictly condential. NOTE: No accommodation can be made until you register with
the Services for Students with Disabilities. For a complete listing of the university policy, please see
http://www.shsu.edu/dept/academic-aairs/aps/aps-students.html
Student Observance of Religious Holy Days: Section 51.911 (b) of the Texas Education Code requires
that an institution of higher education excuse a student from attending classes or other required activities,
including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day, including travel for that purpose. A
student whose absence is excused under this subsection may not be penalized for that absence and shall
be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment from which the student is excused within a
reasonable time after the absence. "Religious holy day" means a holy day observed by a religion whose
places of worship are exempt from property taxation under Section 11.20, United States Tax Code.
If you do not inform me of upcoming absences related to this policy, I reserve the right to enforce the
standard late work and makeup policies (that is, no late work accepted and no make-ups).

Tentative Course Schedule: This is an approximate schedule only to give you an overview of the course.
Week Of
1/11
1/18
1/25
2/1
2/8
2/15
2/22
2/29
3/7
3/14
3/21
3/28
4/4
4/11
4/18
4/25
5/2

Topics
introduction; review of important BANA 2372
continue review of BANA 2372 concepts; the
normal distribution
sampling distributions and the central limit theorem;
condence interval for a mean
continue condence intervals for means; introduce
hypothesis testing
hypothesis testing for means
Exam 1 opens (due Sunday, 2/21, at 11:59 p.m.);
condence intervals and hypothesis tests
for proportions;
inference for dierences in means
and proportions (independent samples)
inference for dierences in means (matched pairs)
Spring Break
Inference for multiple populations (ANOVA)
Exam 2 opens (due Sunday, 3/27 at 11:59 p.m.);
chi-squared goodness-of-t test; chi-squared test
of independence;
introduce correlation and simple linear regression
evaluating the simple linear regression model
multiple linear regression
Exam 3 opens (due Sunday, 4/24, at 11:59 p.m.);
continue multiple linear regression;
Wrap up remaining topics/assignments
Final exam opens on 5/1 at 11:59 p.m.
Due on 5/5 at 11:59 p.m.

Reading
Skim chapters 1-7
Chapters 8-9; notes
Chapters 9-10; notes
Chapters 10-11; notes
Chapter 11; notes
Chapters 12-13; notes
Chapter 13; notes
Chapter 13; notes;
Be safe!
Chapter 14
Chapter 15; notes
Chapter 16
notes
Chapter 17
notes

Problem List
(Keller 8th, 9th, and 10th)
This is a list of from the textbook to be turned in for the "check-o homework" component of your nal
grade (see above). Answers are given in the back of the book.
1. BANA 2372 Review
1.2; 1.4; 2.2; 2.4; 2.6; 4.2 (mean & median only); 4.4 (mean & median only); 4.20 (standard deviation
= 1.07); 4.22; 4.28; 7.8; 7.18; 7.20; 7.24
2. Normal Distribution
8.26; 8.32; 8.34; 8.40; 8.44; 8.62; 8.64
3. Sampling Distribution of Sample Mean/Sample Proportion
9.6; 9.8; 9.10; 9.12; 9.18; 9.22; 9.36; 9.38; 9.40
4. Condence Intervals and Tests for Means
10.10; 10.12; 12.4; 12.6; 12.24; 12.28; 12.10; 12.12 (a & b only); 12.26; 12.30;
5. Condence Intervals and Tests for Proportions
12.70; 12.76 (12.88 in 10th) (use sample size n = 752); 12.86; 12.72 (12.84 in 10th); 12.82 (12.94 in
10th); 12.84 (12.96 in 10th)
6. Inference for Two Means (independent samples)
13.12 (95% interval = -4.5 to 0.07); 13.14 (95% interval = -1716.8 to 275.1); 13.16 (95% interval = -1.6
to 5.3)
7. Inference for Two Means (Matched Pairs)
13.52 (95% interval = -8.2 to -1.3; 13.54 (95% interval = -0.44 to 4.1); 13.56 (95% interval = -0.66 to
6.8).
8. Hypothesis Testing and Condence Intervals for Proportions (Independent Samples)
12.72; 12.82; 12.84; 13.88 (13.132 in 10th) (a only; 95% interval = -0.04 to 0.14); 13.90 (13.134 in 10th)
(90% interval = 0.003 to 0.13); 13.94 (13.138 in 10th) (99% interval: -0.25 to -0.09; switch to process
2 since we nd the dierence is at least 8 percentage points smaller).
9. One-Way ANOVA
14.2, 14.4, 14.6, 14.8
10. Chi-Squared Goodness-of-Fit
15.2; 15.6; 15.12
11. Chi-Squared Test of Independence
15.22; 15.24; 15.26; 15.28;
12. Correlation, Simple and Multiple Regression
4.64 (4.56 in 8th); 4.66 (4.58 in 8th); 16.2; 16.4; 16.6; 16.8; 16.10; 16.22; 16.24; 16.26; 17.2; 17.4; 17.6