Lind, Douglas A.,

Basic statistics for business and economics / Douglas A. Lind, Coastal Carolina University and The University bof Toledo, William G. Marchal, The University of Toledo, Samuel A.Wathen, Coastal Carolina University. - Eight edition, International edition. - xxvii, 596 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Preface -- What is statistics? -- Describing data : frequency tables, frequency distributions, and graphic presentation -- Describing data : numerical measures -- Describing data : displaying and exploring data -- A survey of probability concepts -- Discrete probability distributions -- Continuous probability distributions -- Sampling methods and the central limit theorem -- Estimation and confidence intervals -- One-sample tests of hypothesis -- Two-sample tests of hypothesis -- Analysis of variance -- Correlation and linear regression -- Multiple regression analysis -- Nonparametric methods : goodness-of-fit tests -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Data sets -- Appendix B: Tables -- Appendix C: Answers to odd-numbered chapter.

0071318070 (paperback) 9780071318075 (paperback)


Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Economics--Statistical methods.
Industrial management--Statistical methods.

HA29 / .L56 2013