,
,
, Contents
Front Matter 1
1. Front End Paper 2
2. Preface 3
3. The Role of Statistics 8
4. Describing Data Sets 24
5. Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion 44
6. Principles of Probability 80
7. Probability Distributions 106
8. Sampling Distributions 146
9. Estimating with Confidence Intervals 172
10. Hypothesis Testing 198
11. Two Population Tests 230
12. Analysis of Variance 270
13. Simple Regression and Correlation 320
14. Multiple Regression and Correlation 368
15. Time Series and Index Numbers 402
16. Chi-Square and Other Nonparametric Tests 450
17. Quality Control Techniques 502
Back Matter 541
18. Appendix I: Business Report Writing 543
19. Appendix II: Answers to Selected Even-Numbered Problems 549
20. Appendix III: Statistical Tables 559
21. Index 606
22. Back End Paper 613
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,
, Contents
Front Matter 1
1. Front End Paper 2
2. Preface 3
3. The Role of Statistics 8
4. Describing Data Sets 24
5. Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion 44
6. Principles of Probability 80
7. Probability Distributions 106
8. Sampling Distributions 146
9. Estimating with Confidence Intervals 172
10. Hypothesis Testing 198
11. Two Population Tests 230
12. Analysis of Variance 270
13. Simple Regression and Correlation 320
14. Multiple Regression and Correlation 368
15. Time Series and Index Numbers 402
16. Chi-Square and Other Nonparametric Tests 450
17. Quality Control Techniques 502
Back Matter 541
18. Appendix I: Business Report Writing 543
19. Appendix II: Answers to Selected Even-Numbered Problems 549
20. Appendix III: Statistical Tables 559
21. Index 606
22. Back End Paper 613
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