Practical Business Statistics / Edition 5

by Andrew F. Siegel

Overview

Practical Business Statistics, 5/e was written in response to instructors not wanting a formula driven, mathematically encyclopedic book. The use of computer applications means some topics no longer require coverage in detail. This allows future managers to know how to use and understand statistics. The text does this by using examples with real data that relate to the functional areas of business such as finance, accounting, and marketing. It de-emphasizes the theoretical, and presents the material in a well-written, easy style designed to motivate students. The emphasis is on understanding and applications as opposed to mathematical precision and formula detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072821253
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	09/30/2002
Edition description:	Book and CD
Pages:	854
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.45(d)

Table of Contents

Part I:INTRODUCTION :DEFINING THE ROLE OF STATISTICS IN BUSINESS

1.INTRODUCTION:DEFINING THE ROLE OF STATISTICS IN BUSINESS

2.DATA STRUCTURES:CLASSIFYING THE VARIOUS TYPES OF DATA SETS

3.HISTOGRAMS:LOOKING AT THE DISTRIBUTION OF DATA

4.LANDMARK SUMMARIES:INTERPRETING TYPICAL VALUES AND PERCENTILES

5.VARIABILTY:DEALING WITH DIVERSITY
PART II:PROBABILTY

6.PROBABILITY:UNDERSTANDING RANDOM SITUATIONS

7.RANDOM VARIABLES:WORKING WITH UNCERTAIN NUMBERS
PART III:STATISTICAL INFERENCE

8.RANDOM SAMPLING

9.CONFIDENCE INTERVALS:ADMITTING THAT ESTIMATES ARE NOT EXACT

10.HYPOTHESIS TESTING:DECIDING BETWEEN REALITY AND COINCIDENCE
PART IV:REGRESSION AND TIME SERIES

11.CORREALTION AND REGRESSION:MEASURING AND PREDICTING RELATIONSHIPS

12.MULTIPLE REGRESSION:PREDICTING ONE FACTOR FROM SEVERAL OTHERS

13.REPORT WRITING:COMMUNICATING THE RESULTS OF A MULTIPLE REGRESSION

14.TIME SERIES:UNDERSTANDING CHANGES OVER TIME
PART V:METHODS AND APPLICATIONS

15.ANOVA:TESTING FOR DIFFERENCES AMONG MANY SAMPLES, AND MUCH MORE

16.NONPARAMETRICS:TESTING WITH ORDINAL DATA OR NONNORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS

17.CHI-SQUARED ANALYSIS:TESTING FOR PATTERNS IN QUALITIVE DATA

18.QUALITY CONTROL:RECOGNIZING AND MANAGING VARIATION
APPENDIX A:EMPLOYEE DATABASE
APPENDIX B:DONATIONS DATABASE
APPENDIX C:SELF-TEST:SOLUTIONS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS AND DATABASE EXERCISES
APPENDIX D:STATISTICAL TABLES
APPENDIX E:STATPAD QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE