Terry Sincich Bücher

Designed for readers with a background in basic algebra, this best-selling introduction to statistics for business and economics emphasizes "inference"--with extensive coverage of data collection and analysis as needed to evaluate the reported results of statistical studies and make good business decisions. It stresses the development of statistical thinking, the assessment of credibility and value of the inferences made from data--both by those who consume and those who produce them--and features numerous case studies, examples, and exercises--all drawing on real business situations and recent economic events. Statistics, Data, and Statistical Thinking. Methods for Describing Sets of Data. Probability. Random Variables and Probability Distributions. Inferences Based on a Single Sample: Estimation with Confidence Intervals. Inferences Based on a Single Sample: Tests of Hypothesis. Comparing Population Means. Comparing Population Proportions. Simple Linear Regression. Introduction to Multiple Regression. Basic Methods for Quality Improvement. For anyone interested in statistics for business and economics.

This is the 11th edition (2011) paperback copy of Statistics for Business Students and Economics by James T. McClave (Author), P. George Benson (Author), and Terry Sincich (Author).

This text illustrates basic statistical concepts with extensive applications in engineering and scientific contexts. It includes optional theoretical exercises, allowing instructors who choose to emphasize theory to do so without requiring additional materials. The fourth edition contains SAS and MINITAB computer printouts of results for all analyses performed, plus new exercises based on recent magazine and journal articles and news reports.