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What the syllabus expects

  • Meaning of moments
  • Central and raw moments and their relationship
  • Moment-based measurement of skewness and kurtosis

Moments

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Business Statistics (MGT 202)

Unit 5: Skewness, Kurtosis and Moments

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of moments.
  • Select suitable statistical procedures, carry out calculations and interpret business results.

Curriculum Scope

  • Meaning of moments
  • Central and raw moments and their relationship
  • Moment-based measurement of skewness and kurtosis

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Moments

    1. Raw moments about an origin and central moments about the mean.
    2. Calculation from individual or frequency data.
    3. Relationships between raw and central moments.

  2. Moment-based shape measures

    1. Use central moments to measure skewness.
    2. Use standardized fourth moments to examine kurtosis.
    3. Distinguish ordinary kurtosis from excess kurtosis when interpreting coefficients.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 14-16.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.