Business Statistics

Were you looking for the book with access to MyStatLab? This product is the book alone, and does NOT come with access to MyStatLab. Buy the book and access card package to save money on this resource. For one or two semester Business Statistics courses. A direct approach to business statistics, ordered in a signature step-by-step framework. Students could have a competitive edge over new graduates and experienced employees if they know how to apply statistical analysis skills to real-world, decision-making problems. To help students achieve this advantage, Business Statistics uses a direct approach that consistently presents concepts and techniques in way that benefits students of all mathematical backgrounds. This text also contains engaging business examples to show the relevance of business statistics in action. The eighth edition provides even more learning aids to help students understand the material.1. The Where, Why, and How of Data Collection 2. Graphs, Charts, and Tables-Describing Your Data 3. Describing Data Using Numerical Measures 1-3. Special Review Section 4. Introduction to Probability 5. Discrete Probability Distributions 6. Introduction to Continuous Probability Distributions 7. Introduction to Sampling Distributions 8. Estimating Single Population Parameters 9. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing 10. Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Two Population Parameters 11. Hypothesis Tests and Estimation for Population Variances 12. Analysis of Variance 8-12. Special Review Section 13. Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Contingency Analysis 14. Introduction to Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis 15. Multiple Regression Analysis and Model Building 16. Analyzing and Forecasting Time-Series Data 17. Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics 18. Introduction to Quality and Statistical Process Control