Basic Statistics for Business and Economics

Education facts

Code: 1ST860

With the advent of modern technology, data has become ubiquitous in everyday life, impacting areas such as business administration and economics, to name but a few. The availability and accessibility of data makes learning from it crucial for decision makers and/or data-driven decision agents. Statistics serves as a key method for this, providing an investigative process for problem solving and informed decision making. This course is designed to provide the participant, whether a student, researcher, or someone with an interest in statistics, with the necessary statistical skills used in practice. This includes the basics of statistics, probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing, with an emphasis on modern statistical software.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements + English 6, Mathematics 3b alt. Mathematics 3c and Civics 1b alt. Civics 1a1 +1a2.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Basic Statistics for Business and Economics

  Linnaeus University (Kalmar Växjö)

  Start date: 19 January 2026

  End date: 22 February 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %