| Description |
xv, 380 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series
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| Note |
"A self-teaching guide"--Cover. |
| Contents |
PART ONE: WHAT IS BUSINESS STATISTICS : Statistics for business -- What is statistics? -- What is probability? -- Exam for Part One -- PART TWO: PREPARING A STATISTICAL REPORT : What is a statistical study? -- Planning a statistical study -- Getting the data -- Statistics without numbers : graphs and charts -- Common statistical measures -- A difference that makes a difference : When do statistics mean something? -- Reporting the results -- Exam for part two -- PART THREE: STATISTICAL INFERENCE : BASIC PROCEDURES : Estimation : summarizing data about one variable -- Correlation and regression -- Group differences : analysis of variance (ANOVA) and designed experiments -- Nonparametric statistics -- Exam for part three -- PART FOUR: MAKING BUSINESS DECISIONS : Creating surveys -- Forecasting -- Quality management -- Appendix A: Basic math for statistics -- Appendix B: Answers to quizzes and exams -- Appendix C: Resources for learning. |
| Subject |
Commercial statistics.
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Statistics.
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| Added Author |
Kemp, Sid.
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| ISBN |
0071440240 |
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