Do Students with Grades Curved in Mathematics Prerequisites Perform Better or Worse in Business Finance?

Abstract

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This study employs regression techniques to determine whether there is a relationship between performance in mathematics courses (college algebra and business statistics) and performance in business finance, and whether students have their grades curved in the mathematics courses has any impact on the performance in business finance. The results indicate that students who earn higher grades in college algebra perform significantly better than those who do not. There is no significant difference in performance between students who have their grades curved in college algebra and students who do not. Students who fulfill the business statistics perform significantly better than those who do not. Among students who complete the business statistics, those with higher business statistics grades perform insignificantly better in business finance. There is no significant difference in performance between students who have their grades curved in business statistics and students who do not.