Business Statistics in Practice
Author: Bruce L Bowerman
The new edition of Business Statistics in Practice delivers clear and understandable explanations of business statistics concepts through the use of continuing case studies and an emphasis on business improvement. The cases and examples show real applications of statistics relevant to today's business students. The authors motivate students by showing persuasively how the use of statistical techniques in support of business decision-making helps to improve business processes. A variety of computer centered examples and exercises, and a robust, technology-based ancillary package are designed to help students master this subject. Acknowledging the importance of spreadsheets and statistical software in their statistical instruction, the authors continue to integrate Excel and Minitab output throughout the text. In addition, a new enhanced version of MegaStat, an Excel add-in program designed to optimize Excel for statistical application, is available free on the Student CD. For students and instructors who want to explore statistical concepts from a graphical perspective, Visual Statistics is again available on the Student CD. New Business Improvement icons are integrated throughout the text to illustrate the ‘BI’ theme.
Table of Contents:
1. An Introduction to Business Statistics 2. Descriptive Statistics 3. Probability 4. Discrete Random Variables 5. Continuous Random Variables 6. Sampling Distributions 7. Confidence Intervals 8. Hypothesis Testing 9. Statistical Inferences Based on Two Samples 10. Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance 11. Simple Linear Regression Analysis 12. Multiple Regression and Model Building 13. Time Series Forecasting 14. Process Improvement Using Control Charts 15. Nonparametric Methods 16. Chi-Square Tests 17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
3. Probability 4. Discrete Random Variables 5. Continuous Random Variables 6. Sampling Distributions 7. Confidence Intervals 8. Hypothesis Testing 9. Statistical Inferences Based on Two Samples 10. Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance 11. Simple Linear Regression Analysis 12. Multiple Regression and Model Building 13. Time Series Forecasting 14. Process Improvement Using Control Charts 15. Nonparametric Methods 16. Chi-Square Tests 17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
5. Continuous Random Variables 6. Sampling Distributions 7. Confidence Intervals 8. Hypothesis Testing 9. Statistical Inferences Based on Two Samples 10. Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance 11. Simple Linear Regression Analysis 12. Multiple Regression and Model Building 13. Time Series Forecasting 14. Process Improvement Using Control Charts 15. Nonparametric Methods 16. Chi-Square Tests 17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
7. Confidence Intervals 8. Hypothesis Testing 9. Statistical Inferences Based on Two Samples 10. Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance 11. Simple Linear Regression Analysis 12. Multiple Regression and Model Building 13. Time Series Forecasting 14. Process Improvement Using Control Charts 15. Nonparametric Methods 16. Chi-Square Tests 17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
9. Statistical Inferences Based on Two Samples 10. Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance 11. Simple Linear Regression Analysis 12. Multiple Regression and Model Building 13. Time Series Forecasting 14. Process Improvement Using Control Charts 15. Nonparametric Methods 16. Chi-Square Tests 17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
11. Simple Linear Regression Analysis 12. Multiple Regression and Model Building 13. Time Series Forecasting 14. Process Improvement Using Control Charts 15. Nonparametric Methods 16. Chi-Square Tests 17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
13. Time Series Forecasting 14. Process Improvement Using Control Charts 15. Nonparametric Methods 16. Chi-Square Tests 17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
15. Nonparametric Methods 16. Chi-Square Tests 17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
17. Decision Theory Appendix A: Statistical Tables Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
Appendix B: Covariance and Correlation Appendix C: •
Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
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Part I: Counting Rules •Part II The Hypergeometric Distribution Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
Appendix D: The Normal Probability Plot Appendix E: •Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
•Part I: Properties of the Mean and the Variance of a Random Variable, and Covariance Appendix F: •Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
•Part I: Stratified Random SamplingAnswers to Most Odd-Numbered ExercisesReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
ReferencesIndexAppendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
Appendix E: (Part 2) Derivations of the Mean and Variance of x and p On CD-ROMAppendix F: (Part 2) Cluster Sampling and Ratio EstimationOn CD-ROMAppendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
Appendix G: Using Matrix Algebra to Perform Regression CalculationsOn CD-ROM
The Nonprofit Leadership Team: Building the Board Chair-Executive Director Partnership
Author: Fisher How
The Nonprofit Leadership Team is written for nonprofit executive directors and CEOs, senior staff, board members and nonprofit consultants. It focuses on the key leadership team— the board and its chair and the executive director— and shows how the consitituents can work in partnership to lead an effective, healthy organization.
In this important book, Fisher Howe, an expert on the topic of nonprofit leadership, covers every aspect of leading an organization as a team. He clearly shows what the board expects of the executive and what the executive expects of the board and the individual members, examines the working relationship among them, and demonstrates how the leadership team deals with specific responsibilities and challenges.
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