Statistics for Managers using MS Excel

by Levine, David M.; Berenson, Mark L.; Krehbiel, Timothy C.; Stephan, David F.

• ISBN13: 9780137035199
• ISBN10: 0137035195
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-12
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Reducing the emphasis on doing computations, this practical text thoroughly integrates Microsoftreg; Excel as a tool for analysis and presents statistical concepts in the context of the functional areas of business. Introduction; Organizing and Visualizing Data; Descriptive Statistics; Basic Probability; Discrete Probability Distributions; The Normal Distribution and Other Continuous Distributions; Sampling and Sampling Distributions; Confidence Interval Estimation; Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample Tests; Two-Sample Tests; Analysis of Variance; Chi-Square Tests and Non-Parametric Tests; Simple Linear Regression; Introduction to Multiple Regression; Multiple Regression Model Building; Time-Series Forecasting; Statistical Applications in Quality Management; Data Analysis Overview; Online Topic: Decision Making For professionals, particularly managers, making financial analyses and decisions.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Organizing and Visualizing Data
3. Descriptive Statistics
4. Basic Probability
5. Discrete Probability Distributions
6. The Normal Distribution and Other Continuous Distributions
7. Sampling and Sampling Distributions
8. Confidence Interval Estimation
9. Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample Tests
10. Two-Sample Tests
11. Analysis of Variance
12. Chi-Square Tests and Non-Parametric Tests
13. Simple Linear Regression
14. Introduction to Multiple Regression
15. Multiple Regression Model Building
16. Time-Series Forecasting
17. Statistical Applications in Quality Management
18. Data Analysis Overview
19. Online Topic: Decision Making