Introduction to business statistics (Record no. 3226)
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| ISBN | 0534387705 |
| Terms of availability | TZS 72,170/= |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MUL |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | AACR |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 519.5 WEI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Weiers, Ronald M. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Introduction to business statistics |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Ronald M. Weiers |
| 246 ## - Varying form of Title | |
| Title proper/short title | Student solutions manual |
| 250 ## - Edition Statement | |
| Edition statement | 4th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Australia : |
| Name of publisher | Duxbury, |
| Year of publication | ©2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | [ca vii], 323 p. : |
| Other physical details | col. ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm. |
| 505 ## - Formatted Contents | |
| Formatted contents note | Part 1: BUSINESS STATISTICS: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND <br/>1. A Preview of Business Statistics <br/>Introduction <br/>Statistics: Yesterday and Today <br/>Descriptive Versus Inferential Statistics <br/>Types of Variables and Scales of Measurement <br/>Statistics in Business Decisions <br/>Business Statistics: Tools Versus Tricks <br/>Summary <br/>2. Visual Description of Data <br/>Introduction <br/>The Data Array and the Frequency Distribution <br/>The Stem and Leaf Display and the Dotplot <br/>Visual Representation of the Data <br/>The Scatter Diagram <br/>Tabulation, Contingency Tables, and the Excel PivotTable Wizard <br/>Summary <br/>3. Statistical Description of Data <br/>Introduction <br/>Statistical Description: Measures of Central Tendency <br/>Statistical Description: Measures of Dispersion <br/>Additional Dispersion Topics <br/>Descriptive Statistics from Grouped Data <br/>Statistical Measures of Association <br/>Summary <br/>4. Data Collection and Sampling Methods <br/>Introduction <br/>Research Basics <br/>Survey Research <br/>Experimentation and Observational Research <br/>Secondary Data <br/>The Basics of Sampling <br/>Sampling Methods <br/>Summary <br/>Part 2: PROBABILITY <br/>5. Probability: Review of Basic Concepts <br/>Introduction <br/>Probability: Terms and Approaches <br/>Unions and Intersections of Events <br/>Addition Rules for Probability <br/>Multiplication Rules for Probability <br/>Bayes' Theorem and the Revision of Probabilities <br/>Counting: Permutations and Combinations <br/>Summary <br/>6. Discrete Probability Distributions <br/>Introduction <br/>The Binomial Distribution <br/>The Poisson Distribution <br/>Simulating Observations from a Discrete Probability Distribution <br/>Summary <br/>7. Continuous Probability Distributions <br/>Introduction <br/>The Normal Distribution <br/>The Standard Normal Distribution <br/>The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution <br/>The Exponential Distribution <br/>Simulating Observations from a Continuous Probability Distribution <br/>Summary <br/>Part 3: SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION AND ESTIMATION <br/>8. Sampling Distributions <br/>Introduction <br/>A Review of Sampling Distributions <br/>The Sampling Distribution of the Mean <br/>The Sampling Distribution of the Proportion <br/>Sampling Distributions When the Population is Finite <br/>Computer Simulation of Sampling Distributions <br/>Summary <br/>9. Estimation from Simple Data <br/>Introduction <br/>Point Estimates <br/>A Preview of Interval Estimates <br/>Confidence Interval Estimates for the Mean: s Known <br/>Confidence Interval Estimates for the Mean: s Unknown <br/>Confidence Interval Estimates for the Population Proportion <br/>Sample Size Determination <br/>When the Population is Finite <br/>Summary <br/>Part 4: HYPOTHESIS TESTING <br/>10. Hypothesis Tests Involving a Simple Mean or Proportion <br/>Introduction <br/>Hypothesis Testing: Basic Procedures <br/>Testing a Mean, Population Standard Deviation Known <br/>Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing <br/>Testing a Mean, Population Standard Deviation Unknown <br/>Testing a Proportion <br/>The Power of a Hypothesis Test <br/>Summary <br/>11. Hypothesis Tests Involving Two Simple Means or Proportions <br/>Introduction <br/>The Pooled-Variances t-Test for Comparing the Means of Two Independent Samples <br/>The Unequal-Variances t-Test for Comparing the Means of Two Independent Samples <br/>The z-Test for Comparing the Means of Two Independent Samples <br/>Comparing Two Means When the Samples are Dependent <br/>Comparing Two Sample Proportions <br/>Comparing the Variances of Two Independent Samples <br/>Summary <br/>12. Analysis of Variance Tests <br/>Introduction <br/>Analysis of Variance: Basic Concepts <br/>One-Way Analysis of Variance <br/>The Randomized Block Design <br/>Two-Way Analysis of Variance <br/>Summary <br/>13. Chi-Square Applications <br/>Introduction <br/>Basic Concepts in Chi-Square Testing <br/>Tests for Goodness-of-Fit and Normality <br/>Testing the Independence of Two Variables <br/>Comparing Proportions from k Independent Samples <br/>Estimation and Tests Regarding the Population Variance <br/>Summary <br/>14. Nonparametric Methods <br/>Introduction <br/>Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test for One Sample <br/>Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test for Comparing Paired Samples <br/>Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test for Comparing Two Independent Samples <br/>Kruskal-Wallis Test for Comparing More Than Two Independent Samples <br/>Friedman Test for the Randomized Block Design <br/>Other Nonparametric Methods <br/>Summary <br/>Part 5: REGRESSION, MODEL BUILDING, AND TIME SERIES <br/>15. Simple Linear Regression and Correlation <br/>Introduction <br/>The Simple Linear Regression Model <br/>Interval Estimation Using the Sample Regression Line <br/>Correlation Analysis <br/>Estimation and Tests Regarding the Sample Regression Line <br/>Additional Topics in Regression and Correlation Analysis <br/>Summary <br/>16. Multiple Regression and Correlation <br/>Introduction <br/>The Multiple Regression Model <br/>Interval Estimation in Multiple Regression <br/>Multiple Correlation Analysis <br/>Significance Tests in Multiple Regression and Correlation <br/>Overview of the Computer Analysis and Interpretation <br/>Additional Topics in Multiple Regression and Correlation <br/>Summary <br/>17. Model Building <br/>Introduction <br/>Polynomial Models with One Quantitative Predictor Variable <br/>Polynomial Models with Two Quantitative Predictor Variables <br/>Qualitative Variables <br/>Data Transformations <br/>Multicollinearity <br/>Stepwise Regression <br/>Selecting a Model <br/>Summary <br/>18. Time Series, Forecasting and Index Numbers <br/>Introduction <br/>Time Series <br/>Smoothing Techniques <br/>Seasonal Indexes <br/>Forecasting <br/>Evaluating Alternative Models: MAD and MSE <br/>Autocorrelation, the Durbin-Watson Test, and Autoregressive Forecasting <br/>Index Numbers <br/>Summary <br/>Part 6: SPECIAL TOPICS <br/>19. Decision Theory <br/>Introduction <br/>Structuring the Decision Situation <br/>Non-Bayesian Decision Making <br/>Bayesian Decision Making <br/>The Opportunity Loss Approach <br/>Incremental Analysis and Inventory Decisions <br/>Summary <br/>Appendix: The Expected Value of Imperfect Information <br/>20. Total Quality Mangement <br/>Introduction <br/>A Historical Perspective and Defect Detection <br/>The Emergence of Total Quality Management <br/>Practicing Total Quality Management <br/>Some Statistical Tools for Total Quality Management <br/>Statistical Process Control: The Concepts <br/>Control Charts for Variables <br/>Control Charts for Attributes <br/>More on Computer-Assisted Statistical Process Control <br/>Summary |
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| Language note | eng |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Commercial statistics |
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