Applied Statistics In Business And Economics

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Provides real meaning to the use of statistics in the real world by using real business situations and real data while appealing students to know the why rather than just the how. In this book, the emphasis is on: thinking about data, choosing appropriate analytic tools, using computers effectively, and recognizing limitations of statistics.

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  • Year: 2,016

  • Edition: 5th

  • Pages: 865

  • Pages In File: 865

  • Language: English

  • Topic: 178

  • Identifier: 9781259255885 1259255883 9780077175115 0077175115

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  • Toc: Chapter One: Overview of Statistics Chapter Two: Data Collection Chapter Three: Describing Data Visually Chapter Four: Descriptive Statistics Chapter Five: Probability Chapter Six: Discrete Probability Distributions Chapter Seven: Continuous Probability Distributions Chapter Eight: Sampling Distributions and Estimation Chapter Nine: One-Sample Hypothesis Tests Chapter Ten: Two-Sample Hypothesis Tests Chapter Eleven: Analysis of Variance Chapter Twelve: Simple Regression Chapter Thirteen: Multiple Regression Chapter Fourteen: Time-Series Analysis Chapter Fifteen: Chi-Square Tests Chapter Sixteen: Nonparametric Tests Chapter Seventeen: Quality Management Chapter Eighteen: (Web) Simulation Appendix A Binomial Probabilities Appendix B Poisson Probabilities Appendix C-1 Standard Normal Areas Appendix C-2 Cumulative Standard Normal Distribution Appendix D Student's t Critical Values Appendix E Chi-Square Critical Values Appendix F Critical Values of F.10 Appendix G Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises Appendix H Answers to Exam Review Questions Appendix I Writing and Presenting Reports Appendix J Excel Statistical Functions Photo Credits Index