Course Syllabus

Course overview

Statistics helps us make important decisions concerning financial matters, community planning, environmental measures, technology and healthcare. The course introduces students to methods utilised to compile, present and calculate summary measurements for the description of statistical data. Basic probability calculations are also covered. Additionally, the course includes hypothesis testing, point estimation and interval estimation for one or two populations. 

Please read the study guide to prepare for the course (available upon registration).

Course Coordinator: Ariel Pihl

Student Course Representatives: Noell Mendez Gonzales and Elena Zhang

Course Administrators: Heléne Larsson and Lisa Sutton (ep@handels.gu.se)

Course details

EKS111 is lectured in English. It is a full-time course of 8 credits course offered in the first cycle (bachelor's level) and is included in the first semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics. The course is also open for visiting exchange students.

Course dates: 8 December 2025 - 18 January 2026

Course registration in LadokLinks to an external site. opens 1 December. Registration is required for programme students and students on freestanding course. Please register for the course as soon as possible.

Syllabus and reading list EKS111

Schedule EKS111 (preliminary until 14 days prior to course start)

Study Guide EKS111 (available upon registration)

Assessment

The learning outcomes of the course are assessed through a written e-examination. In addition to the compulsory written examination, there are two non-compulsory written assignments.

Dates for non-compulsory written assignments (taken on Canvas):

Exam dates

Please note: Exam registration (sign up) in Ladok is required for all exams. The registration deadline is 10 days prior to each exam date. You can find information regarding start time and location of the exam under the tab Examinations (Examinationstillfällen) on Ladok.  

The Student Portal has comprehensive information about exams in the university's examination halls. Please note that you, as a student, are responsible for complying with the rules for written examinations at the University of Gothenburg. It is therefore important that you read through this information well before your exam.

Some aspects of undertaking an e-examination are different from those of writing a paper-based exam. For example, a brought computer must meet specific system requirements, be able to connect to the eduroam network and have the Safe Exam Browser client installed. All necessary information can be found at the Student Portal. If you want to borrow a computer, it must be reserved in the TimeEdit system no later than five working days prior to the exam.