Table of contents 1. Introduction and Descriptive Statistics
2. Probability
3 Random Variables
4. The Normal Distribution
5. Sampling and Sampling Distributions
6. Confidence Intervals
7. Hypothesis Testing
8. The Comparison of Two Populations
9 Analysis of Variance
10. Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
11. Multiple Regression and Correlation
12. Time Series, Forecasting, and Index Numbers
13. Quality Control and Improvement
14. Nonparametric Methods and Chi-Square Test
15. Bayesian Statistics and Decision Analysis
Appendices
A: References
B: Answers to Most Odd-Numbered Problems
C: Statistical Tables on the CD
16. Sampling Methods
17. Multivariate Analysis
New Features
Complete Business Statistics is rich in presentation and the problem sets are realistic, stimulating and challenging. International flavour to the exercises offer variety and provides a global feel to this book.
Diverse, real-world problems
Thorough Excel? integration
Summary review of terms
Visual Statistics Software (a multimedia tool)