BA 2002 BUSINESS STATISTICS
Analytical Paper Format

This Analytical Paper Format intends to guide you in preparing your term requirement for BA 2002 Business Statistics. An outline has been provided but you may want to include other sections as may be applicable or necessary for completeness of your paper. It is suggested that you select a business decision making situation program that you are familiar (either involved or very interested in) with, has access to data (and other related information), and being implemented in Davao City.

I. Cover Sheet II. Executive Summary III. Table of Contents IV. Decision Problem Brief

It is suggested that you select a current business decision making problem or situation within your organization where you will readily have access to data that may be used for statistical analyses.

Provide a brief for this business decision problem or situation. Discuss why and how statistics may help in making a decision or solve this problem. Indicate any hypotheses that you may have prior to making any statistical computations, if there are any.

V. Statistical Tool(s) Used & Results

Identify and describe the statistical tool(s) used in your paper.

Identify the variables and their operational definitions. How are these variables related to each other? You might want to indicate here your conceptual framework (a concept that you learn from your Business Research course).

Present your results here.

VI. Evaluation& Recommendation

What do your results tell you? Do these help in coming-up with a solution to your office/organization problem?

VII. Annexes

* SPSS (or any other software) output. * Others