1st Edition

Statistics for Business

By Perumal Mariappan Copyright 2019
372 Pages 61 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

372 Pages 61 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

Statistics for Business is meant as a textbook for students in business, computer science, bioengineering, environmental technology, and mathematics. In recent years, business statistics is used widely for decision making in business endeavours. It emphasizes statistical applications, statistical model building, and determining the manual solution methods. Special Features: This text is... Read more

1. Introduction to Statistics and Its Business Applications

2. Data Structures, Data Sources, and Data Collection

3. Data Presentation

4. Measures of Central Tendency (MCT)

5. Dispersion

6. Skewness, Moments, and Kurtosis

7. Correlation and Regression Analysis

8. Probability

9. Random Variables and Expectation

10. Discrete Probability Distribution: Binomial and Poisson Distributions

11. Continuous Probability Distribution: Normal Distribution

12. Theory of Sampling

13. Hypothesis Testing, Parametric Tests, Distribution Tests, and Tests

of Significance

Appendix A: Answers to Exercise Problems

Appendix B: ST Statistical Tables

Biography

Dr. Perumal Mariappan, is currently working as Head of PG Department of Actuarial Science, Bishop Heber College, in Trichy, Tamilnadu, India. He has PhDs in both Management and Mathematics. He has published 37 textbooks and more than hundred research articles in international journals. He has received 10 prestigious awards, is an editorial board member for many reputed international journals, and has visited ten countries.