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9781427796592

MBA Fundamentals Statistics

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    9781427796592

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    1427796599

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-01-01
  • Publisher: Kaplan Test Prep
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Summary

InMBA Fundamentals in Statistics, readers learn to decipher and critically examine the information that is presented to them on a daily basis through polls, surveys, scientific studies, and more. Through real-life situations and simple exercises, anyone can learn to be a critical consumer of information and to make better business decisions.

Author Biography

Paul W. Thurman, teaches strategic management and data analysis courses at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, Mailman School of Public Health, and at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute

Table of Contents

Introductionp. ix
Describing Uncertainty and Populations of Data with Numbers and Picturesp. 01
Summarizing the "Center," "Wobble," and "Shape" of Datap. 03
Measuring and Managing Uncertaintyp. 21
The (Not So) Normal Distributionp. 43
Estimating Population Behavior Using Only a Sample of Datap. 61
Large Random Samplesp. 63
Using a (Large) Sample Mean to Estimate an Unknown Population Meanp. 81
Small Samples: What Happens When What You Have Just Isn't Enough?p. 97
Making Decisions and Inferences Using One or Two Samplesp. 107
Hypothesis Testing with One Sample: Comparing a Sample Mean to a (Historical) Population Meanp. 109
Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples: Comparing One Sample Mean to Anotherp. 129
Understanding and Measuring Relationships Between and Among Variablesp. 151
Measuring and Modeling Relationships between Two Continuous Variablesp. 153
Creating Better Predictions and Modeling Relationships Using Several Continuous Variablesp. 187
Acknowledgmentsp. 213
Test Yourself Answersp. 219
Distribution Tablesp. 231
Microsoft Excel Tutorialsp. 235
Indexp. 259
About the Authorp. 269
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