ECOM90009 Quantitative Methods for Business (University of Melbourne): rated 4.1/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ECOM90009 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics in Econometrics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 商业定量方法
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Econometrics
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
The subject introduces students without a strong mathematical background to some of the methods used to collect, present and analyse data and to provide illustrative applications to decision problems faced by business managers. Topics will be chosen from: sources of data; sampling and collection .
ECOM90009 has 2 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "Hey, I was in a similar boat with FNCE90060 — failed it, and had the same convo with Stop 1. They were actually super understanding and said retaking it in 2026 Sem 1 was totally fine, even though the handbook says first year. I’m leaning towards doing it next year too — having …"
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Q: Is ECOM90009 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.1/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOM90009, and when is it offered?
A: ECOM90009 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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