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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153096803321

Autore

Groebner

Titolo

Business statistics : a decision-making approach / / Groebner, Shannon, Fry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-292-03652-4

Edizione

[Ninth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (106 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Pearson New International Edition

Disciplina

519.5

Soggetti

Commercial statistics

Statistical decision

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. The Where, Why, and How of Data Collection -- 2. Graphs, Charts, and Tables - Describing Your Data -- 3. Describing Data Using Numerical Measures -- 4. Special Review Section I -- 5. Introduction to Probability -- 6. Discrete Probability Distributions -- 7. Introduction to Continuous Probability Distributions -- 8. Introduction to Sampling Distributions -- 9. Estimating Single Population Parameters -- 10. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing -- 11. Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Two Population Parameters -- 12. Hypothesis Tests and Estimation for Population Variances -- 13. Analysis of Variance -- 14. Special Review Section II -- 15. Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Contingency Analysis -- 16. Introduction to Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis -- 17. Multiple Regression Analysis and Model Building -- 18. Analyzing and Forecasting Time-Series Data -- 19. Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics -- 20. Introduction to Quality and Statistical Process Control -- Index -- 4.

Sommario/riassunto

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



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