TY  - BOOK
AU  - Groebner,David F.
AU  - Shannon,Patrick W.
AU  - Fry,Phillip C.
AU  - Smith,Kent D.
TI  - Business statistics: a decision-making approach 
SN  - 0136113508 (paperback)
AV  - HF1017 .B87 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Prentice Hall/Pearson
KW  - Commercial statistics
KW  - Statistical decision
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The where, why, and how of data collection -- Graphs, charts, and tables : describing your data -- Describing data using numerical measures -- Introduction to probability -- Discrete probability distributions -- Introduction to continuous probability distributions -- Introduction to sampling distributions -- Estimating single population parameters -- Introduction to hypothesis testing -- Estimation and hypothesis testing for two population parameters -- Hypothesis tests and estimation for population variances -- Analysis of variance -- Goodness-of-fit tests and contingency analysis -- Introduction to linear regression and correlation analysis -- Multiple regression analysis and model building -- Analyzing and forecasting time-series data -- Introduction to nonparametric statistics -- Introduction to quality and statistical process control
N2  - For the 1 or 2 semester course in Business Statistics. This comprehensive, 17 chapter hardcover text builds student confidence by incorporating a step-by-step system for examples, exercises, and special review sections. This step-by-step framework allows students to learn by example, practice with extensive exercises that step-up in level of difficulty, and solidify their understanding of the concepts with special review sections as they prepare for their exams. It presents descriptive and inferential statistics with a rich assortment of business examples and real data with an emphasis on decision-making. There is emphasis on using statistical software as a tool, (featuring Excel and Minitab) with many examples presented in a software environment. A briefer version is also available called A Course in Business Statistics 4e
ER  -