Designed for the one-term
MBA or undergraduate introduction to business statistics course, this text places emphasis
on data and the common techniques and methods used to analyze them in business. It
introduces concepts using practical examples and illustrates them with computer output
from MINITAB, Excel, and JMP. The book integrates a business decision-making case into
each chapter for motivational and illustration purposes and includes a business case
assignment at the end of each chapter. These cases revolve around realistic business
settings with realistic data sets that put students in the role of managers who need to
make business decisions based on data. Review problems requiring students to use
previously learned concepts also appear throughout to promote understanding of the
relationships among statistical methods.
Benefits:
Statistical thinking
for decision-making purposes is the primary focus of the text rather than mechanical
application of formulas and methods.
NEW! 20 percent of the
exercises are updated or new.
NEW! Additional
examples have been added to increase clarity, particularly for p-values and probability
concepts.
NEW! Statistical
Process Control examples are now integrated with the concepts throughout the text.
NEW! Excel output has
been added to the existing output from other popular packages such as MINITAB and JMP.
NEW! Chapter 2 has been
expanded with additional coverage of graphics and descriptive statistics.
The text is not tied to any
particular software. A variety of computer packages are used to analyze data, including
Excel, MINITAB, JMP, and others.
Difficult concepts are
presented with clarity and technical precision.
Three full chapters covering
regression methods give business students ample exposure to this important, practical
topic.
Quality and productivity
concepts and techniques are integrated throughout the text.
NEW! The data analysis
and decision-making experience gained from the new in-chapter business case studies and
the end-of-chapter business case assignments will help future managers better recognize
how to approach professional decision-making situations. These cases were developed by
Lawrence Peters and J. Brian Gray.
NEW! Chapter Case
Introductions, based on the authors' business consulting experiences, provide student
motivation by demonstrating the relevance of course material to real world business
problems.
NEW! Chapter Case
Analyses illustrate how to solve real business problems using statistical methods
discussed in the current and preceding chapters.
NEW! Additional
end-of-chapter business cases provide students with interesting, realistic business
problems to solve on their own.
766 pages +CD
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