Because statistical analysis requires both familiarity with and the ability to use mathematics, students typically are required to take one or more prerequisite math courses prior to enrolling in the business statistics course. Despite these math prerequisites, however, students find it...

Colleges and universities are being asked by numerous sources to provide Assurance of Learning assessments of their students and programs. Colleges of Business have responded by using a plethora of assessment tools, including the Major Field Test in Business. In this article, we show that the...

We use a binary probit model to assess the impact of several changes in math prerequisites on student performance in an undergraduate business statistics course. While the initial prerequisites did not necessarily provide students with the necessary math skills, our study, the first to examine...