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Course in Business Statistics with CD-ROM, 4/E
David F. Groebner, Boise State University
Patrick W. Shannon, Boise State University
Phillip C. Fry, Boise State University
Kent D. Smith, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

ISBN-10: 0131676091
ISBN-13: 9780131676091

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 656 pp
Published: 12/07/2004
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For a 1-semester course in business statistics.

This brief paperback text builds student confidence by incorporating a unique, step-by-step system of examples, exercises, and special review sections. This step-by-step framework allows students to learn by example, practice with exercises that step-up in level of difficulty, and solidify their understanding via one of-a-kind, review sections.

A more comprehensive version is also available: Business Statistics 6e, Updated.

<>For a 1-semester course in business statistics.

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Summary boxes—Throughout the text, the procedures are summarized in a clearly identified, step-by-step fashion.
- Summarizes the skills students need to master. See page 315.
Step-by-Step solved examples—These boxed examples clearly show the step-by-step details to solving most of the problems.

Offers a built-in study tool as students prepare their homework assignments. See page 315.

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Exercises– With the addition of many new problems, the exercises are now organized into the following categories: Skill Development, Business Applications, and Advanced Applications. These provide a logical flow from computational to introductory business applications to more challenging business problems using larger, real world data sets.
- Provides a natural sequence ranging from easy to advanced problems. See pages 323, 324, 325.

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Special review sections—Strategically positioned review sections (after ch. 1-3 and ch. 7-11) diagrams, charts, and comprehensive exercises to help students determine the correct analytical technique for problem solving.
- Provides students with a clear summary of the concepts and techniques introduced in previous chapters. See pages 122-126 & 454-468.

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Captivating examples and applications, rich data sets
- The examples are interesting, realistic and drawn from all areas of business and life. Every topic is introduced in the context of a real business application complete with data. Real data, from small and large data sets, are used liberally within the examples and exercises.

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Features Excel and Minitab 14 Software output
- The software is woven throughout the text in a seamless manner with a focus on interpretation of output. Simple instructions are placed next to the output so students can replicate the outcomes. See page 51.

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Student CD includes:
- Lecture PowerPoints allow students to review and reinforce key points.
- Excel and Minitab 14 PowerPoint Tutorials show students how to replicate the exact steps needed for a large number of the in-text examples.
- Optional Topics cover Decision Analysis, Times-Series and Forecasting, Nonparametric Statistics, and Statistical Quality Control.
- Excel Simulations allow students to do "what-if" analysis on several interactive simulations.
- Data Sets for the examples, exercises, and cases are included in the following formats: Excel, Minitab, SPSS, SAS, and ASCII.
Student Solutions Manual contains worked-out solutions to the odd-numbered problems.
Key Formula Guide containing all the key formulas from the text in an easy to use format is available in a free value-pack option.
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Exercises— With the addition of many new problems, the exercises are now organized into the following categories: Skill Development, Business Applications, and Advanced Applications. These provide a logical flow from computational to introductory business applications to more challenging business problems using larger, real world data sets.

Provides a natural sequence ranging from easy to advanced problems. See pages 323, 324, 325.

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Summary boxes—Throughout the text, the procedures are summarized in a clearly identified, step-by-step fashion.
- Summarizes the skills students need to master. See page 315.
Step-by-Step solved examples—These boxed examples clearly show the step-by-step details to solving most of the problems.
- Offers a built-in study tool as students prepare their homework assignments. See page 315.

Special review sections—Strategically positioned review sections (after ch. 1-3 and ch. 7-11) diagrams, charts, and comprehensive exercises to help students determine the correct analytical technique for problem solving.
- Provides students with a clear summary of the concepts and techniques introduced in previous chapters. See pages 122-126 & 454-468.

1. The Where, Why, and How of Data Collection
What is Business Statistics? Tools for Collecting Data. Populations,Samples, and Sampling Techniques. Data Types and Data
Measurement Levels.

2. Graphs, Charts and Tables — Describing Your Data

Frequency Distributions and Histograms. Bar Charts, Pie Charts and Stem and Leaf Diagrams. Line Charts and Scatter Diagrams.

3. Describing Data Using Numerical Measures
Measures of Center and Location. Measures of Variation. Using the Mean and Standard Deviation Together.

Chapter 1-3 Special Review Section

4. Using Probability and Probability Distributions

The Basics of Probability. The Rules of Probability. Introduction to Probability Distributions.

5. Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions

     The Binomial Probability Distribution. Other Discrete Distributions. The Normal Probability Distribution. Other Continuous Probability
      Distributions.

6. Introduction to Sampling Distributions

Sampling error: What It Is and Why It Happens. Sampling Distribution of the Mean. Sampling Distribution of a Proportion.

7. Estimating Population Values

Point and Confidence Interval Estimates for a Population Mean. Determining the Required Sample Size for Estimating the Population
Mean. Estimating a Population Proportion.

8. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Tests for Means. Hypothesis Tests for Proportions. Type II Errors.

9. Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Two Population Parameters

Estimation for Two Population Means. Hypothesis Tests for the Difference Between Two Population Means. Estimation and Hypothesis
Tests for Two Population Proportions. Chi-Square Test for Independence.

10. Hypothesis Tests For One and Two Population Variances

Test for a Single Population Variance. Test for Two Population Variances.

11. Analysis of Variance

One-Way Analysis of Variance. Randomized Complete Block Analysis of Variance.

Chapter 7-11 Special Review Section

12. Introduction to Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis

Scatter Plots and Correlation. Simple Linear Regression Analysis. Uses for Regression Analysis

13. The Basics of Multiple Regression Analysis

      Introduction to Multiple Regression Analysis. Using Qualitative Independent Variables. Working With Nonlinear Relationships.
        Stepwise Regression. Determining the Aptness of the Model.

CD-ROM Chapters

14. Introduction to Decision Analysis

15. Analyzing Forecasting and Time-Series Data

16. Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics

17. Introduction to Quality and Statistical Process Control

Index for CD-ROM chapters

Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems for CD-ROM chapters

Introduction to Business Statistics (One Semester) [CORE TEXTS] (Business Statistics)

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