Practical Business Statistics (Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences)

Introduction Defining The Role Of Statistics In Business -- Data Structures Classifying The Various Types Of Data Sets -- Histograms Looking At The Distribution Of The Data -- Landmark Summaries Interpreting Typical Values And Percentiles -- Variability Dealing With Diversity -- Probability Understanding Random Situations -- Random Variables Working With Uncertain Numbers -- Random Sampling Planning Ahead For Data Gathering -- Confidence Intervals Admitting That Estimates Are Not Exact -- Hypothesis Testing Deciding Between Reality And Coincidence -- Correlation And Regression Measuring And Predicting Relationships -- Multiple Regression Predicting One Factor From Several Others -- Report Writing Communicating The Results Of A Multiple Regression -- Time Series Understanding Changes Over Time Andrew F. Siegel. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. System Requirements For Accompanying Cd-rom: Pc: Pentium Based Processor Microsoft Windows 98/2000/xp, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 As Default Browser. Mac: Powerpc Processor, Mac Os 9, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 As Default Browser.