Prepared by Dr. Ken Mardaneh, T2 2017 1
Melbourne Institute of Technology Pty Ltd
CRICOS Provider No: 01545C, 03245K NSW
Unit Code
and Name
BB108 Business Statistics
Assessment
Type
Written Assignment
Assessment
Title
Individual Assignment
Purpose of
the
assessment
a. Recognize situations in which statistical analysis may be useful.
b. Choose a range of statistical measures and techniques that may be useful
in analysing various situations.
c. Solve statistical problems using analytical methods manually and interpret
the results.
e. Demonstrate the ability to apply statistical tools and techniques to solve
problems to improve business decision-making process.
Weight 15%
Total Marks 40 Marks (this will be scaled down to 15%)
Word limit 600 - 800 words excluding list of references
Due Date Friday in Week 6 by 5.00 PM
Submission
Guideline
Submit your assignment online via Moodle submission link.
For Melbourne students: use Melbourne Campus Submission link.
For Sydney students: use Sydney Campus Submissions link.
Submit your file in MS word format only and do not submit zip files.
Late
Submission
There is a 10% penalty for each day you submit the assignment late. For further
information, please refer to the late assignment penalty details and special
consideration procedure on unit description.
Referencing You must provide both in-text citation and a list of reference on your word file. You
must follow APA referencing style. Please refer to plagiarism policy for further
details.
Assignment
Requirement
You are required to produce an essay on “Deloitte’s report on The economic
contribution of Melbourne’s foodbowl.”
The report is available on DB108 Moodle shell in the folder named
“Articles for the Individual Assignment”
Use Business Statistics theory, concepts, tools and terminologies you have learnt
from weeks 1 to 4 and analyse the information available in the article to prepare an
essay on “The economic contribution of Melbourne’s foodbowl.”Prepared by Dr. Ken Mardaneh, T2 2017 2
Consider the following structure and marking breakdown for you essay.
Cover page: (2 marks)
Attach a cover page from word and provide the following information.
o Student name and ID
o Unit code and name
o Assignment name
o Assignment due date
o Lecturer name
o Campus
Paragraph 1: (4 marks)
Provide an introduction for your essay.
Paragraph 2 onwards: (27 marks)
You are specifically to use the following charts, tables from the report to create the
discussion requested below.
Chart 2.1, p.4; Chart 2.2,p.4; Chart 2.7, p.9; Table 4.3, p.18
The ne
o
xt few paragraphs should discuss the following points.
Data source/data types/ scales of measurements
o Methods of data summarising, presenting and their
importance to the article
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o
o
o
Type of statistics used: descriptive statistics/ statistical
inferences
Measures of location/ measures of variations
Suggestions for further improvements.
Last paragraph: (5 marks)
Provide a conclusion/discussion for your essay
Formatting: (2 marks)
Formatting guideline:
o 1.5 spacing, 11 or 12, Calibri or Times New Roman or Arial font
(only one type of font for the whole assignment) and Normal size
margins and A4 size paper.
o Header: unit code & name; assignment number and campus.
o Footer: student name and student ID.
o Name your assignment files: LAST NAME_student ID_Unit Code.
For example, if your last name is SMITH, student id is MIT111111
and you have enrolled for BB108, save your file as
Smith_MIT111111_BB108.doc