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PublisherAddison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated

ISBN-100321426592

ISBN-139780321426598

eBay Product ID (ePID)60738615

Product Key Features

Number of Pages872 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBusiness Statistics

Publication Year2009

SubjectProbability & Statistics / General, Statistics

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid Bock, Richard D. De Veaux, Norean D. Sharpe, Paul F. Velleman

Subject AreaMathematics, Business & Economics

FormatCD-ROM / Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight70.5 Oz

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2007-060101

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal650.01/5195

Table Of ContentNormal 0 false false false PART I: EXPLORING AND COLLECTING DATA 1. Statistics and Variation 2. Data 2.1 WhatAreData? 2.2 Variable Types 2.3 Where, How, and When 3. Surveys and Sampling 3.1 Three Ideas of Sampling 3.2 A CensusDoes it Make Sense? 3.3 Populations and Parameters 3.4 Simple Random Sample (SRS) 3.5 Other Sample Designs 3.6 Defining the Population 3.7 The Valid Survey 4. Displaying and Describing Categorical Data 4.1 The Three Rules of Data Analysis 4.2 Frequency Tables 4.3 Charts 4.4 Contingency Tables 5. Randomness and Probability 5.1 Random Phenomena and Probability 5.2 The Non-existent Law of Averages 5.3 Different Types of Probability 5.4 Probability Rules 5.5 Joint Probability and Contingency Tables 5.6 Conditional Probability 5.7 Constructing Contingency Tables 6. Displaying and Describing Quantitative Data 6.1 Displaying Distributions 6.2 Shape 6.3 Center 6.4 Spread of the Distribution 6.5 Shape, Center, and SpreadA Summary 6.6 Five-Number Summary and Boxplots 6.7 Comparing Groups 6.8 Identifying Outliers 6.9 Standardizing 6.10 Time Series Plots *6.11 Transforming Skewed Data PART II: UNDERSTANDING DATA AND DISTRIBUTIONS 7. Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation 7.1 Looking at Scatterplots 7.2 Assigning Roles to Variables in Scatterplots 7.3 Understanding Correlation *7.4 Straightening Scatterplots 7.5 Lurking Variables and Causation 8. Linear Regression 8.1 The Linear Model 8.2 Correlation and the Line 8.3 Regression to the Mean 8.4 Checking the Model 8.5 Learning More from the Residuals <p style="margin: 0px;

SynopsisProfessors Norean Sharpe (Babson College), Dick De Veaux (Williams College), and Paul Velleman (Cornell University) have teamed up to provide an innovative new textbook for introductory business statistics courses. These authors have taught at the finest business schools and draw on their consulting experience at leading companies to show students how statistical thinking is vital to modern decision making. Managers make better business decisions when they understand statistics, and Business Statistics gives students the statistical tools and understanding to take them from the classroom to the boardroom. Hundreds of examples are based on current events and timely business topics. Short, accessible chapters allow for flexible coverage of important topics, while the conversational writing style maintains student interest and improves understanding. Business Statistics includes Guided Examples that feature the authors' signature Plan/Do/Report problem-solving method. Each worked example shows students how to clearly define the business decision to be made and plan which method to use, do the calculations and make the graphical displays, and finally report their findings, often in the form of a business memo. Every chapter reminds students of What Can Go Wrong and teaches them how to avoid making common statistical mistakes., Managers make better business decisions when they understand statistics, and 'Business Statistics' gives students the statistical tools and understanding to take them from the classroom to the boardroom. Hundreds of examples are based on current events and timely business topics.

LC Classification NumberHF1017.S467 2009