Statistical techniques in business and economics / created by Douglas A Lind, William G Marchal and Samuel A Wathen

Includes bibliography and index.

Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics, 12e 1. What is Statistics? 2. Describing Data: Frequency Distributions and Graphic Presentation 3. Describing Data: Numerical Measures 4. Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data5. A Survey of Probability Concepts6. Discrete Probability Distributions7. Continuous Probability Distributions8. Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem9. Estimation and Confidence Intervals10. One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis11.Two-Samples Tests of Hypothesis12. Analysis of Variance13. Linear Regression and Correlation14. Multiple Regression and Correlation Analysis15. Nonparametric Methods: Chi-Square Applications16. Nonparametric Methods: Analysis of Ranked Data17. Statistical Quality Control18. Index Numbers19. Time Series and Forecasting20. An Introduction to Decision TheoryAppendixesAnswers to Odd-Numbered Chapter ExercisesAnswers to Odd-Numbered Review ExercisesPhoto CreditsIndex

Offers coverage of statistical tools and methods in a step-by-step format. This text presents concepts with a conversational writing style. The statistical concepts are illustrated with solved applied examples, and it introduces modern computing tools and applications. It focuses on presenting statistics content as oppose to programming methods.