The Practice of Business Statistics: Using Data for Decisions

Moore, David S.; McCabe, George; Duckworth, William M.; Alwan, Layth

ISBN 10: 142922150X / ISBN 13: 9781429221504

Published by W. H. Freeman, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Practice of Business Statistics: Using Data for Decisions
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 142922150X
• ISBN 13: 9781429221504
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The Practice of Business Statistics offers a welcome innovation by allowing students to make data-informed, real-world business decisions almost from day one. By discussing data production and interpretation early in the book data analysis can then be used throughout the course. This approach drives home the relevance and usefulness of statistical ideas to the business world from the onset.

New Format Options
The Practice of Business Statistics responds to concerns about textbook length by offering instructors a number of alternatives:
A core book containing the first 14 chapters
Companion chapters on advanced inference topics (available on the book companion site, or through W.H. Freeman Custom Publishing):
15. Two-Way Analysis of Variance
16. Nonparametric Statistics
17. Logistic Regression
18. Bootstrapping Methods and Permutation Tests

About the Author

DAVID S. MOORE, Purdue University, USA. - GEORGE P. MCCABE, Purdue University, USA. - WILLIAM DUCKWORTH, Iowa State University, USA. - STANLEY SCLOVE, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.