Pre-MBA Statistics
Master essential statistical concepts and methods needed for MBA success with IIM Ahmedabad's comprehensive course.
Master essential statistical concepts and methods needed for MBA success with IIM Ahmedabad's comprehensive course.
This foundational course provides a thorough introduction to statistics for MBA aspirants. Students learn to analyze and interpret data through descriptive and inferential statistics, probability concepts, and sampling methods. The curriculum covers data types, probability theory, sampling techniques, estimation methods, and hypothesis testing. Through practical examples and hands-on exercises, learners develop the statistical reasoning skills necessary for business decision-making.
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What you'll learn
Understand different types of data and their analysis
Master fundamental probability concepts
Learn various sampling techniques and their applications
Perform point and interval estimation
Conduct and interpret hypothesis tests
Apply statistical methods to business problems
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive statistics course prepares students for MBA programs by covering fundamental statistical concepts and methods. The curriculum progresses from basic data types and descriptive statistics to advanced topics in probability, sampling, and statistical inference. Students learn through a combination of theoretical foundations and practical applications, with emphasis on business-relevant examples and real-world problem-solving.
Types of Data
Module 1 · 4 Hours to complete
Probability
Module 2 · 4 Hours to complete
Sampling
Module 3 · 4 Hours to complete
Point and Interval Estimation
Module 4 · 4 Hours to complete
Hypothesis Testing
Module 5 · 3 Hours to complete
Peer Review Assignment
Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Distinguished Operations Research Scholar and Game Theory Expert
Sriram Sankaranarayanan serves as an Assistant Professor in the Production and Quantitative Methods area at IIM Ahmedabad, where he also co-chairs the Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and AI. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University under the guidance of Prof. Sauleh Siddiqui and Prof. Amitabh Basu, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Polytechnique Montréal's Canada Excellence Research Chair in Data Science. His research focuses on complex game-theoretic and optimization problems, particularly in mixed-integer linear programming and bilevel programming, with applications in energy market policies and climate change initiatives. Before academia, he gained practical experience at Deutsche Bank, developing models for Credit Default Swaps and Swaptions trading. His contributions to the field were recently recognized with the Vidya Varidhi Educational Foundation Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award at IIM Ahmedabad in March 2024
Distinguished Operations Research Scholar and Optimization Expert
Diptesh Ghosh serves as a Professor in the Production and Quantitative Methods Area at IIM Ahmedabad, where he has been contributing since December 2001. His academic journey includes a doctoral degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis from IIM Calcutta, followed by significant roles including post-doctoral research at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Econometrics and Operations Research, and faculty position at IIM Lucknow. His practical experience includes working in the production department of a global automobile manufacturer, which adds real-world perspective to his academic expertise. His research focuses on optimization algorithms and heuristics for complex combinatorial optimization problems, particularly in network location and routing, with significant contributions to metaheuristic methods development. At IIM Ahmedabad, he teaches crucial courses in linear optimization, decision analysis, and network algorithms, while also serving as Dean (Programmes). His extensive publication record includes numerous research papers on topics ranging from genetic algorithms and facility layout problems to data correcting algorithms in combinatorial optimization, establishing him as a leading authority in operations research and quantitative methods
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