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COURSE TITLE: Quantitative Analysis
AIMS: The aims of this Course are:
• To provide candidates with a sound foundation in Quantitative Techniques which will assist understanding and competence in business decision-making processes that are encountered in practice.
• To develop a thorough understanding in statistical, business mathematical and operations
research techniques which will help in the day-to-day performance of duties of a typical Accounting Technician.
• To examine candidates‟ competence in the collection, collation, manipulation and presentation of statistical data for decision-making.
• To examine the candidates‟ ability to employ suitable mathematical models and techniques to solve problems involving optimization and rational choice among competing alternatives.
OBJECTIVES:
On completion of this paper, candidates should be able to:
a. discuss the role and limitations of statistics in government, business and economics;
b. identify sources of statistical and financial data;
c. collect, collate, process, analyse, present and interpret numeric and statistical data;
d. analyse statistical and financial data for planning and decision-making purposes;
e. Use mathematical techniques of the Operative Research to allocate resources judiciously;
f. Apply mathematical models to real life situations and to solve problems involving choice among alternatives.
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