Essentials of Modern Business Statistics (with Online Material Printed Access Card)

by Anderson, David R.; Sweeney, Dennis J.; Williams, Thomas A.

• ISBN13: 9780324783513
• ISBN10: 0324783515
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-06
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

From the renowned author team that has been writing market-leading business statistics textbooks for more than 20 years, ESSENTIALS OF MODERN BUSINESS STATISTICS with Microsoft? Office Excel?, Fourth Edition, provides a brief introduction to business statistics that balances a conceptual understanding of statistics with the real-world application of statistical methodology. The latest version of Microsoft Excel?, Microsoft Excel? 2007, is integrated throughout the text, showing step-by-step instructions and screen captures to enhance student learning. The fourth edition contains the same student learning features that have made ASW products best-sellers for years, including the problem-scenario approach and real-world examples that introduce statistical techniques.

Table of Contents

Data and Statistics

Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Presentations

Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures

Introduction to Probability

Discrete Probability Distributions

Continuous Probability Distributions

Sampling and Sampling Distributions

Interval Estimation

Hypothesis Tests

Comparisons Involving Means, Experimental Design, and Analysis of Variance

Comparisons Involving Proportions and a Test of Independence

Simple Linear Regression

Multiple Regression

Statistics for Quality Control

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