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ECON 221 BUSINESS STATISTICS Dr. Tung Liu Course Description Introduction to various statistical and probabilistic concepts and techniques with application to business problems including random variables and probability distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, testing of hypotheses, simple linear regression, and correlation. Prerequisites: Maths 135 or its equivalent; demonstrated proficiency in computer skills by exam or credit in ISOM 125 or CS 104 or its equivalent.   External Links Yahoo! Finance Muncie Weather Economic Report of the President Statistical Abstracts of the United States: U.S. Census Bureau Bureau of Labor Statistics: Prices and Wages, Employment Federal Reserve Economic Data - FRED: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve, Board of Governors, Statistical Releases: Industrial Production, Interest Rates, Exchange Rates U.S. Census Bureau: Manufacturing and Retail Sales, Population, Housing, Construction Bureau of Economic Analysis: National Income and Product Accounts Department of Energy: Energy Prices The Conference Board: Economic Condition National Bureau of Economic Research: Business Cycle Dates Economagic.com: Economic Time Series Page   Big Sky Brewing Company, Case Study Brewers Association: http://www.beertown.org/ Beer and Health: http://www.beerandhealth.com/index_eng.jsp?Page=actueel&Doc=actueel North American Brewers Association: http://www.northamericanbrewers.org/resources.htm American Brewery History: http://www.beerhistory.com/ Big Sky Brewing Company: http://www.bigskybrew.com/ Beer Advocates (beer ratings): http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/ Beer Ratings: http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Ratings.asp The American Brewer Magazine: http://www.americanbrewer.com/ Beer Information Source Breweries List: http://www.beerinfo.com/vlib/breweries.html#US