Business and Economic Statistics

Learn the statistical methods used in business, economics, finance, and data-driven decision-making.

Course Title	ECON 210: Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics
Pre-requisites	MATH 103 or MATH 107 or MATH 146 or MATH 165 or MATH 166.
Credits	3 undergraduate credits
Format	Online - Self-Paced Enroll Anytime
Estimated time to complete	Up to 9 Months
Cost	Undergraduate tuition is $407.97 per credit. Visit the Costs & Aid page for more information.

Why take Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics online?

Statistical analysis plays an important role in modern business decision-making. Professionals in fields such as finance, accounting, economics, supply chain management, healthcare administration, marketing, and business analytics regularly use statistical tools to evaluate trends, forecast outcomes, and interpret data.

This online course provides a general introduction to probability theory and statistical concepts typically used in business contexts and economics. Students learn how to collect, analyze, interpret, and apply data to real-world decision-making scenarios.

Topics include:

descriptive statistics,
probability,
probability distributions,
sampling distributions,
hypothesis testing,
analysis of variance (ANOVA),
correlation,
and linear regression.

You also will begin to develop an understanding of using Microsoft Excel to solve problems using real-world data. It is important to understand that this is not a class teaching Excel programming. Statistics is the subject of interest; Excel is simply a tool to help us learn the statistics and put them into practice.

This course is commonly required for undergraduate business degree programs and is a popular option for students seeking a transferrable course in a flexible online format that fits around work, school, or other commitments.

ECON 210: Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics course syllabus

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Who Should Take This Course?

This course may be a good fit for:

business majors completing degree requirements,
transfer students needing business statistics credit,
students preparing for upper-level business coursework,
learners seeking a flexible prerequisite course,
and working professionals returning to school.

What You'll Learn

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

interpret statistical information used in business and economics,
analyze datasets using common statistical methods,
understand probability and sampling concepts,
evaluate hypothesis testing results,
apply regression and correlation techniques,
and use quantitative reasoning to support decision-making.

What is required to take this online course?

Lind, D. A., Marchal, W. G., & Wathen, S. A. (2024). Basic Statistics for Business and Economics (11th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

McGraw Hill Connect is required for this course. Please do not purchase the Connect account or any materials until you have access to the course. You will find a Connect Orientation video in the first module, which will automatically direct you to the purchase page. This will ensure that your Connect account and this Blackboard course will be linked successfully.

You will also use MS Excel in this course, which you can access through Office 365 as a UND student.

How will the course appear on my transcript?

You may enroll at any time and have up to 9 months to complete this online course. The credits earned will be recorded on your UND transcript based on the date you registered for the course. It will appear on your transcript in the same way as a course taken during a regular semester. There is no indication that the course was taken online or that you completed it at your own pace.

Consult the table on our How Enroll Anytime Courses Work page for a current listing of Enroll Anytime Registration Dates and the semester information that will appear on a UND transcript.

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