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Business statistics : a first course / David M. Levine, Timothy C. Krehbiel, Mark L. Berenson.

By: Levine, David M, 1946-.
Contributor(s): Krehbiel, Timothy C | Berenson, Mark L.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. ; London : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010Edition: 5th ed.Description: 621 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780136094227 ; 0136094228 ; 9780136065807; 0136065805 .Subject(s): Commercial statistics | Industrial management -- Statistical methodsDDC classification: 519.5
Contents:
Introduction and data collection -- Presenting data in tables and charts -- Numerical descriptive measures -- Basic probability -- Discrete probability distributions -- The normal distribution -- Sampling and sampling distribution -- Confidence interval estimation -- Fundamentals of hypothesis testing: one-sample tests -- Two sample-tests and one-way ANOVA -- Chi-square tests -- Simple linear regression -- Multiple regression -- Statistical applications in quality management.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This textbook teaches students how statistics are used in each functional area of business in a brief, one-semester format. This new edition continues to provide students with classroom examples, homework exercises, case studies, and business software but has updated these features in order to better relate to today's student.

"International edition"--Cover.
Includes index.

Previous ed.: c2006.

Introduction and data collection -- Presenting data in tables and charts -- Numerical descriptive measures -- Basic probability -- Discrete probability distributions -- The normal distribution -- Sampling and sampling distribution -- Confidence interval estimation -- Fundamentals of hypothesis testing: one-sample tests -- Two sample-tests and one-way ANOVA -- Chi-square tests -- Simple linear regression -- Multiple regression -- Statistical applications in quality management.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction and Data Collection
  • 2 Presenting Data in Tables and Charts
  • 3 Numerical Descriptive Measures
  • 4 Basic Probability
  • 5 Some Important Discrete Probability Distributions
  • 6 The Normal Distribution and Other Continuous Distributions
  • 7 Sampling and Sampling Distributions
  • 8 Confidence Interval Estimation
  • 9 Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing
  • 10 Two Sample Tests and One-Way Anova
  • 11 Chi-Square Tests
  • 12 Simple Linear Regression
  • 13 Multiple Regression
  • 14 Statistical Applications in Quality Management
  • Self-Test Solutions and Answers to Selected Even-Numbered Problems
  • Index