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UNINA9910460713103321 |
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Autore |
John J. A. |
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Titolo |
Statistical thinking in business / / by J. A. John, D. Whitaker and D.G. Johnson |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : Chapman and Hall/CRC, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-12349-3 |
1-4200-5716-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (400 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematical statistics |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1. Variation; Chapter 2. Problem Solving; Chapter 3. Looking at Data; Chapter 4. Modelling Data; Chapter 5. Attribute Data; Chapter 6. Sampling; Chapter 7. Estimation; Chapter 8. Regression Analysis; Chapter 9. Multiple Regression; Chapter 10. Forecasting; Chapter 11. Statistical Process Control; Chapter 12. Control Charts; Chapter 13. Improvement Strategies; Postscript; Appendix. Statistical Tables; Bibliography and Further Reading; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Business students need the ability to think statistically about how to deal with uncertainty and its effect on decision-making in business and management. Traditional statistics courses and textbooks tend to focus on probability, mathematical detail, and heavy computation, and thus fail to meet the needs of future managers. Statistical Thinking in Business, Second Edition responds to the growing recognition that we must change the way business statistics is taught. It shows how statistics is important in all aspects of business and equips students |
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