Applied Statistics in Business and Economics
David Doane
5th Edition
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,Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction and Descriptive Statistics
1. Overview of Statistics
2. Data Collection and Sampling
3. Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Charts, and Graphs
4. Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures
Part 2: Probability and Probability Distributions
5. Introduction to Probability
6. Discrete Probability Distributions
7. The Normal Distribution and Other Continuous Distributions
Part 3: Statistical Inference
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8. Sampling Distributions and Estimation
9. Confidence Intervals for Means and Proportions
10. Hypothesis Testing for Means and Proportions
11. Inferences about Population Variances
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Part 4: Comparing Two or More Samples
12. Comparing Two Populations
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13. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
14. Nonparametric Tests
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Part 5: Regression and Correlation Analysis
15. Simple Linear Regression
16. Multiple Regression
17. Model Building and Dummy Variables
18. Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting
Part 6: Advanced Topics in Business Statistics
19. Quality Control and Process Improvement
20. Decision Making under Uncertainty
21. Index Numbers and Economic Indicators
Part 7: Appendices and Reference Materials
A. Statistical Tables
B. Formulas and Symbols
,C. Excel and Statistical Software Applications
D. Answers to Selected Problems
E. Glossary
F. Index
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, Chapter 01
Overview of Statistics
True / False Questions
1. Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and
presenting data.
True False
2. Inferential statistics refers to generalizing from a sample to a population, estimating
unknown parameters, drawing conclusions, and making decisions.
True False
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3. Descriptive statistics refers to summarizing data rather than generalizing about the
population.
True False
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4. Estimating parameters and testing hypotheses are important aspects of descriptive
statistics.
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True False
5. Inconsistent treatment of data by a researcher is a symptom of poor survey or
research design.
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True False
6. Empirical data are collected through observations and/or experiments.
True False
7. Business intelligence refers to collecting, storing, accessing, and analyzing data on
the company's operations in order to make better business decisions.
True False
8. When a statistician omits data contrary to her findings in a study, she is justified as
long as the sample supports her objective.
True False
9. A strong correlation between A and B would imply that B is caused by A.
True False