The Practice of Business Statistics Using Data for Decisions

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Edition: 1st
Format: Display
Pub. Date: 2002-12-01
Publisher(s): W. H. Freeman
List Price: $139.75

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Summary

This text brings the same data analysis approach to business statistics that has made lead author David Moore the best selling author in today's Stats market.  The Practice of Business Statistics shows students how to analyze data and make informed decisions in today's business world.  Real world applications from accounting, finance, marketing, manufacturing and other areas of the business world add relevancy.
 
The Practice of Business Statistics
is available in these versions:
Core Text w/CD (Chapters 1 - 11),  0-7167-9773-9
Companion Chapters 12-18 on advanced inference topics (available separately, or at a discount with packaged with the core book. See Table of Contents)
Comprehensive Text w/CD (Chapters 1 - 18), 0-7167-5723-0
 

Table of Contents

To offer flexibility to instructors and savings to students, The Practice of Business Statistics is available as:
    • a core book with CD (Chapters 1-11) covering essential topics
    • separate companion chapters (Chs. 12-18) on additional topics, which can be packaged with the core book at a discount or purchased separately
    • a comprehensive book with CD including all chapters.
   
Part I. Data
1. Examining Distributions
2. Examining Relationships
3. Producing Data
Part II. Probability and Inference
4. Probability and Sampling Distributions
5. Probability Theory
6. Introduction to Inference
7. Inference for Distribution
8. Inference for Proportions

Part III. Topics in Inference
9. Inference for Two-Way Tables
10. Inference for Regression
11. Multiple Regression
 
Companion chapters on advanced inference topics (available separately, or at a discount with packaged with the core book):
12. Statistics for Quality: Control and Capability, 0-7167-9627-8
13. Time Series Forecasting, 0-7167-9626-0
14. One-Way Analysis of Variance, 0-7167-9625-2
15. Two-Way Analysis of Variance, 0-7167-9624-4
16. Nonparametric Tests, 0-7167-5724-9
17. Logistic Regression, 0-7167-5725-7
18. Bootstrap Methods and Permutation Tests, 0-7167-5726-5
 

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