Statistics for Business and Economics

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

• ISBN13: 9780324066715
• ISBN10: 0324066716
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-08
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

With Anderson/Sweeney/Williams' market-leading STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, 10e, you'll learn much more than simply how to solve statistical equations. You'll discover how statistical results provide insights into business decisions and present solutions to business problems. Numerous actual examples, proven methods, and application exercises provide practical clarity to even complex concepts, while self-testing exercises allow you to assess your personal understanding. Maximize your study time and efficiently complete homework with this edition's innovative ThomsonNOWTM online learning system that creates a personalized study plan focusing on the statistical concepts you still need to master. A useful CD-ROM, available at no extra cost with each new text, provides data files to help you master key statistical software for success in today's classroom and tomorrow's business world.

Table of Contents

Preface	xxi
About the Authors	xxvii
Data and Statistics	1	(22)
Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Methods	23	(49)
Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Methods	72	(60)
Introduction to Probability	132	(43)
Discrete Probability Distributions	175	(37)
Continuous Probability Distributions	212	(29)
Sampling and Sampling Distributions	241	(43)
Interval Estimation	284	(39)
Hypothesis Testing	323	(57)
Statistical Inference About Means and Proportions With Two Populations	380	(40)
Inferences About Population Variances	420	(26)
Tests of Goodness of Fit and Independence	446	(31)
Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design	477	(60)
Simple Linear Regression	537	(77)
Multiple Regression	614	(54)
Regression Analysis: Model Building	668	(53)
Index Numbers	721	(21)
Forecasting	742	(46)
Nonparametric Methods	788	(33)
Statistical Methods for Quality Control	821	(29)
Sample Survey	850
Appendix A References and Bibliography	A-2
Appendix B Tables	A-4
Appendix C Summation Notation	A-32
Appendix D Answers to Even-Numbered Exercises	A-34
Appendix E Solutions to Self-Test Exercises	A-52
Index	I-1