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Become conversant in business data
People who use statistics to analyze data are the masters of the business world. Business Statistics For Dummies walks you through the essential concepts and techniques. This guide uncomplicates statistics with clear explanations and examples. The content tracks to a typical business statistics course at the undergraduate or graduate level, bringing you one step closer to your degree. Probability, hypothesis testing, regression analysis--it's all in here. Gain control over business data, the easy way.
Inside...
Why statistics is important Graphing and charting data Probability distributions Confidence intervals Basic regression analysis Modeling in Microsoft(R) Excel(R) Common mistakes to avoidBecome conversant in business data
People who use statistics to analyze data are the masters of the business world. Business Statistics For Dummies walks you through the essential concepts and techniques. This guide uncomplicates statistics with clear explanations and examples. The content tracks to a typical business statistics course at the undergraduate or graduate level, bringing you one step closer to your degree. Probability, hypothesis testing, regression analysis--it's all in here. Gain control over business data, the easy way.
Inside...
Why statistics is important Graphing and charting data Probability distributions Confidence intervals Basic regression analysis Modeling in Microsoft(R) Excel(R) Common mistakes to avoidAlan Anderson, PhD, FRM, is a lecturer in the department of Economics at Fordham University. He is also Adjunct Professor of Finance at NYU, Adjunct Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Purchase College, SUNY, and Adjunct Professor of Finance at Manhattanville College. He has also worked at corporate institutions such as TIAA-CREF and Reuters in quantitative risk and analyzing credit spreads.
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Business Statistics 5
Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Business Statistics 7
Chapter 2: Pictures Tell the Story: Graphical Representations of Data 21
Chapter 3: Identifying the Center of a Data Set 35
Chapter 4: Measuring Variation in a Data Set 53
Chapter 5: Measuring How Data Sets Are Related to Each Other 71
Part 2: Probability Theory and Probability Distributions 95
Chapter 6: Probability Theory: Measuring the Likelihood of Events 97
Chapter 7: Probability Distributions and Random Variables 115
Chapter 8: The Binomial and Poisson Distributions 127
Chapter 9: The Normal Distribution: So Many Possibilities! 145
Chapter 10: Sampling Techniques and Distributions 165
Part 3: Drawing Conclusions from Samples 185
Chapter 11: Confidence Intervals and the Student's t-Distribution 187
Chapter 12: Testing Hypotheses about the Population Mean 205
Chapter 13: Applications of the Chi-Square Distribution 245
Chapter 14: Applications of the F-Distribution 273
Part 4: More Advanced Techniques: Regression Analysis and Spreadsheet Modeling 287
Chapter 15: Simple Regression Analysis 289
Chapter 16: Key Statistical Techniques in Excel 317
Part 5: The Part of Tens 343
Chapter 17: Ten Common Errors That Arise in Statistical Analysis 345
Chapter 18: (Almost) Ten Key Categories of Formulas for Business Statistics 353
Index 363
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
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Fachbereich: | Betriebswirtschaft |
Genre: | Importe, Wirtschaft |
Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Business Statistics 5Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Business Statistics 7Chapter 2: Pictures Tell the Story: Graphical Representations of Data 21Chapter 3: Identifying the Center of a Data Set 35Chapter 4: Me |
ISBN-13: | 9781394219926 |
ISBN-10: | 139421992X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 1W394219920 |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Anderson, Alan |
Auflage: | 2nd edition |
Hersteller: | Wiley |
Maße: | 236 x 191 x 27 mm |
Von/Mit: | Alan Anderson |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.01.2024 |
Gewicht: | 0,555 kg |
Alan Anderson, PhD, FRM, is a lecturer in the department of Economics at Fordham University. He is also Adjunct Professor of Finance at NYU, Adjunct Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Purchase College, SUNY, and Adjunct Professor of Finance at Manhattanville College. He has also worked at corporate institutions such as TIAA-CREF and Reuters in quantitative risk and analyzing credit spreads.
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Business Statistics 5
Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Business Statistics 7
Chapter 2: Pictures Tell the Story: Graphical Representations of Data 21
Chapter 3: Identifying the Center of a Data Set 35
Chapter 4: Measuring Variation in a Data Set 53
Chapter 5: Measuring How Data Sets Are Related to Each Other 71
Part 2: Probability Theory and Probability Distributions 95
Chapter 6: Probability Theory: Measuring the Likelihood of Events 97
Chapter 7: Probability Distributions and Random Variables 115
Chapter 8: The Binomial and Poisson Distributions 127
Chapter 9: The Normal Distribution: So Many Possibilities! 145
Chapter 10: Sampling Techniques and Distributions 165
Part 3: Drawing Conclusions from Samples 185
Chapter 11: Confidence Intervals and the Student's t-Distribution 187
Chapter 12: Testing Hypotheses about the Population Mean 205
Chapter 13: Applications of the Chi-Square Distribution 245
Chapter 14: Applications of the F-Distribution 273
Part 4: More Advanced Techniques: Regression Analysis and Spreadsheet Modeling 287
Chapter 15: Simple Regression Analysis 289
Chapter 16: Key Statistical Techniques in Excel 317
Part 5: The Part of Tens 343
Chapter 17: Ten Common Errors That Arise in Statistical Analysis 345
Chapter 18: (Almost) Ten Key Categories of Formulas for Business Statistics 353
Index 363
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Betriebswirtschaft |
Genre: | Importe, Wirtschaft |
Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Business Statistics 5Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Business Statistics 7Chapter 2: Pictures Tell the Story: Graphical Representations of Data 21Chapter 3: Identifying the Center of a Data Set 35Chapter 4: Me |
ISBN-13: | 9781394219926 |
ISBN-10: | 139421992X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 1W394219920 |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Anderson, Alan |
Auflage: | 2nd edition |
Hersteller: | Wiley |
Maße: | 236 x 191 x 27 mm |
Von/Mit: | Alan Anderson |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.01.2024 |
Gewicht: | 0,555 kg |