2nd Edition
Statistical Thinking in Business
408 Pages
318 B/W Illustrations
by
Chapman & Hall
408 Pages
by
Chapman & Hall
408 Pages
by
Chapman & Hall
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Business students need the ability to think statistically about how to deal with uncertainty and its effect on decision-making in business and management. Traditional statistics courses and textbooks tend to focus on probability, mathematical detail, and heavy computation, and thus fail to meet the needs of future managers. Statistical Thinking in Business, Second Edition responds to the... Read more
Variation. Problem Solving. Looking at Data. Modeling Data. Attribute Data. Sampling. Estimation. Regression Analysis. Multiple Regression. Forecasting. Statistical Process Control. Control Charts. Improvement Strategies. Postscript. Introduction to Excel.
Biography
J. A. John, D. Whitaker, D. Whitaker
"It is a realistic book that challenges the way students look at business problems and issues. ...the text equips the reader with the skills and techniques required to make informed decisions. …The authors demonstrate the techniques with a wealth of practical examples drawn from a variety of real life applications. …One of the more innovative features of this book is the inclusion of a number of 'hands on' exercises and experiments. … The book is extremely interesting and would be useful to aid managers in their decision-making process."
-Short Book Reviews of the ISI, on the first edition
