# QBA 201 — Statistics for Business Insights (LAU)

> QBA 201 Statistics for Business Insights at Lebanese American University. 4.4/5 from 5 ratings · 5 student reviews.

Source: https://studiety.com/lau/course/8523
Retrieved: 2026-09-15

## Facts

- Course code: QBA 201
- Title: Statistics for Business Insights
- University: Lebanese American University (LAU)
- Subject: Quantitative Business Analysis
- Department: Inform. Tech. & Operat. Management
- Credits: 3
- Counts toward General Education: QBA201 Book Fees
- Professors on record (10): Abdul Nasser Kassar, Abdulnasser Kassar, Adel Salah Saheb, Amale el Maiss, Amale Mohamed Said El Maiss, Dia Costantin Bandaly, Khalil Kozhaya El Bitar, Manal Mounir Khalil, Rushdi Karam Zaiter, Tony Latif Khalil

## Catalogue description

This course introduces the principles of descriptive and inferential statistics for generating business insights and supporting data-driven decision-making. Topics include data analysis and visualization, probability, random variables, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression. Examples and case studies from finance, marketing, and management help students apply and interpret statistical techniques in practical business contexts. Extensive use is made of statistical software tools for data analysis, visualization, and interpretation. [3-0, 3cr.].

## Quick answers

### What is QBA 201 at LAU?

QBA 201 Statistics for Business Insights is a 3-credit course at Lebanese American University (LAU), in the Inform. Tech. & Operat. Management department. This course introduces the principles of descriptive and inferential statistics for generating business insights and supporting data-driven decision-making.

### How many credits is QBA 201?

QBA 201 Statistics for Business Insights is worth 3 credits at LAU.

### Is QBA 201 hard?

Students rate QBA 201 4.4 out of 5 overall, from 5 ratings.

### Who teaches QBA 201 at LAU?

Studiety has 10 professors on record for QBA 201: Abdul Nasser Kassar, Abdulnasser Kassar, Adel Salah Saheb, Amale el Maiss, Amale Mohamed Said El Maiss, Dia Costantin Bandaly, Khalil Kozhaya El Bitar, Manal Mounir Khalil and 2 more. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now.

## Student ratings

- Overall: 4.4/5 from 5 ratings

## Student reviews

5 of 5 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from
elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line.

- **4/5 · 2026-04** — Abdulnasser Kassar is the top recommendation for managerial statistics, especially for students who are weak at math; he is usually listed in Byblos but has also taught the course in Beirut.

- **4/5 · 2025-12** — QBA with Kassar is nothing to worry about — students treat him as the safe, easy choice for the course.

- **4/5 · 2025-12** — Amale El Maiss is also put forward as a good instructor for QBA 201.

- **5/5 · 2025-12** — Kassar is the most recommended instructor for QBA 201, named repeatedly as the best option.

- **5/5 · 2025-11** — Kassar is strongly recommended as the instructor to take QBA 201 with.

## See also

- [All Quantitative Business Analysis courses at LAU](https://studiety.com/lau/subject/quantitative-business-analysis.md)
- [Every LAU subject](https://studiety.com/lau/subjects.md)

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