Course in Business Statistics with CD-ROM

by Groebner, David F.; Shannon, Patrick W.; Fry, Phillip C; Smith, Kent D.

• ISBN13: 9780131676091
• ISBN10: 0131676091
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For a 1-semester course in business statistics. This brief paperback text builds student confidence by incorporating a unique, step-by-step system of examples, exercises, and special review sections. This step-by-step framework allows students to learn by example, practice with exercises that step-up in level of difficulty, and solidify their understanding via one of-a-kind, review sections. A more comprehensive version is also available: Business Statistics 6e, Updated.

Table of Contents

The Where, Why, and How of Data Collection

What is Business Statistics?

Tools for Collecting Data

Populations,Samples, and Sampling Techniques

Data Types and Data

Measurement Levels

Graphs, Charts and Tables - Describing Your Data

Frequency Distributions and Histograms

Bar Charts, Pie Charts and Stem and Leaf Diagrams

Line Charts and Scatter Diagrams

Describing Data Using Numerical Measures

Measures of Center and Location

Measures of Variation

Using the Mean and Standard Deviation Together

Chapter 1-3 Special Review Section

Using Probability and Probability Distributions

The Basics of Probability

The Rules of Probability

Introduction to Probability Distributions

Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions

The Binomial Probability Distribution

Other Discrete Distributions

The Normal Probability Distribution

Other Continuous Probability

Distributions

Introduction to Sampling Distributions

Sampling error: What It Is and Why It Happens

Sampling Distribution of the Mean

Sampling Distribution of a Proportion

Estimating Population Values

Point and Confidence Interval Estimates for a Population Mean

Determining the Required Sample Size for Estimating the Population

Mean

Estimating a Population Proportion

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Tests for Means

Hypothesis Tests for Proportions

Type II Errors

Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Two Population Parameters

Estimation for Two Population Means

Hypothesis Tests for the Difference Between Two Population Means

Estimation and Hypothesis

Tests for Two Population Proportions

Chi-Square Test for Independence

Hypothesis Tests For One and Two Population Variances

Test for a Single Population Variance

Test for Two Population Variances

Analysis of Variance

One-Way Analysis of Variance

Randomized Complete Block Analysis of Variance

Special Review Section

Introduction to Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis

Scatter Plots and Correlation

Simple Linear Regression Analysis

Uses for Regression Analysis

The Basics of Multiple Regression Analysis

Introduction to Multiple Regression Analysis

Using Qualitative Independent Variables

Working With Nonlinear Relationships

Stepwise Regression

Determining the Aptness of the Model

CD-ROM Chapters

Introduction to Decision Analysis

Analyzing Forecasting and Time-Series Data

Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics

Introduction to Quality and Statistical Process

Control Index for CD-ROM

chapters Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems for CD-ROM chapters

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