Introduction to business statistics
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Introduction to business statistics
Duxbury Press, c1998
3rd ed
- : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text takes an informal, student-oriented approach as it teaches the basic statistical and data analysis methods used in business. Realizing that many business students are intimidated by this course, the author provides numerous learning aids and many applications drawn from the students' world. Nontechnical terminology is used to describe statistical concepts along with real data, examples and vignettes.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Business statistics: introduction and background. A Preview of Business Statistics. Visual Description of Data. Statistical Description of Data. Part 2 Probability. Probability - Review of Basic Concepts. Discrete Probability Distributions. Continuous Probability Distributions. Part 3 Sampling. Sampling and Sampling Distributions. Estimation from Sample Data. Part 4 Hypothesis testing. Hypothesis Tests Involving a Sample Mean or Proportion. Hypothesis Tests Involving Two Sample Means or Proportions. Analysis of Variance Tests. Chi-Square Applications. Nonparametric Methods. Part 5 Regression and correlation, time series and index numbers. Simple Linear Regression and Correlation. Multiple Regression and Correlation. Models for Time Series and Forecasting. Index Numbers. Part 6 Special topics. Total Quality Management. Decision Theory. Business and Survey Research. Ethics in Statistical Analysis and Reporting.
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