Essentials of Business Statistics

by Bowerman, Bruce L.; O'Connell, Richard T.; Orris, J. B.

• ISBN13: 9780071214407
• ISBN10: 0071214402
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

The new edition of Essentials of Business Statistics delivers clear and understandable explanations of core business statistics concepts, making it ideal for a one term course in business statistics. Containing continuing case studies that emphasize the theme of business improvement, the text offers real applications of statistics that are relevant to today's business students. The authors motivate students by showing persuasively how the use of statistical techniques in support of business decision-making helps to improve business processes. A variety of computer centered examples and exercises, and a robust, technology-based ancillary package are designed to help students master this subject..

Author Biography

James Burdeane "Deane" Orris is a professor of management science at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Richard T. O'Connell is associate professor of decision sciences at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Bruce L. Bowerman is professor of decision sciences at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Business Statistics

Descriptive Statistics

Probability

Discrete Random Variables

Continuous Random Variables

Sampling Distributions

Confidence Intervals

Hypothesis Testing

Statistical Inferences Based on Two Samples

Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance

Chi Square Tests

Simple Linear Regression Analysis

Multiple Regression and Model-Building

Process Improvement Using Control (On CD ROM)

Statistical Tables

Covariance and Correlation

Counting Rules

The Hypergeometric Distribution

The Normal Probability Plot

Two-Way Analysis of Variance (On CD ROM)

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