Business Statistics, Global Edition (4^th Ed.)

Business Statistics narrows the gap between theory and practice by focusing on relevant statistical methods, thus empowering business students to make good, data-driven decisions.

Using the latest GAISE (Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education) report, which included extensive revisions to reflect both the evolution of technology and new wisdom on statistics education, this edition brings a modern edge to teaching business statistics. This includes a focus on the report?s key recommendations: teaching statistical thinking, focusing on conceptual understanding, integrating real data with a context and a purpose, fostering active learning, using technology to explore concepts and analyse data, and using assessments to improve and evaluate student learning. By presenting statistics in the context of real-world businesses and by emphasising analysis and understanding over computation, this book helps students be more analytical, prepares them to make better business decisions, and shows them how to effectively communicate results.

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PART I: EXPLORING AND COLLECTING DATA

1. Data and Decisions (H&M)

2. Visualizing and Describing Categorical Data (Dalia Research)

3. Describing, Displaying, and Visualizing Quantitative Data (AIG)

4. Correlation and Linear Regression (Zillow.com)

PART II: MODELING AND PROBABILITY

5. Randomness and Probability (Credit Reports, the Fair Isaacs Corporation, and Equifax)

6. Random Variables and Probability Models (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company)

7. The Normal and Other Continuous Distributions (The NYSE)

PART III: GATHERING DATA

8. Data Sources: Observational Studies and Surveys (Roper Polls)

9. Data Sources: Experiments (Capital One)

PART IV: INFERENCE FOR DECISION MAKING

10. Sampling Distributions and Confidence Intervals for Proportions (Marketing Credit Cards: The MBNA Story)

11. Confidence Intervals for Means (Guinness & Co.)

12. Testing Hypotheses (Casting Ingots)

13. More About Tests and Intervals (Traveler's Insurance)

14. Comparing Two Means (Visa Global Organization)

15. Inference for Counts: Chi-Square Tests (SAC Capital)

PART V: MODELS FOR DECISION MAKING

16. Inference for Regression (Nambé Mills)

17. Understanding Residuals (Kellogg's)

18. Multiple Regression (Zillow.com)

19. Building Multiple Regression Models (Bolliger and Mabillard)

20. Time Series Analysis (Whole Foods Market®)

PART VI: ANALYTICS

21. Introduction to Big Data and Data Mining (Paralyzed Veterans of America)

PART VII: ONLINE TOPICS

22. Quality Control (Sony)

23. Nonparametric Methods (i4cp)

24. Decision Making and Risk (Data Description, Inc.)

25. Analysis of Experiments and Observational Studies

Appendix A. Answers

Appendix B. Tables and Selected Formulas

Appendix C. Credits

A solid framework helps students focus on the essentials and think about the data-rich world they’ll discover in the workplace

· Updated - An improved organization or “data first” presentation of topics motivates students and provides them with a foundation in real business decisions on which to build their understanding.

· New - A streamlined design clarifies the purpose of each text element.

· Updated - Examples reflect the changing world and real-life business challenges; the result is a text that is realistic and useful.

· Updated - An increased focus on central ideas and core material. Influenced by the GAISE 2016 Report, the 4th Edition features tightened discussions on statistical methods, how to apply them, and the assumptions and conditions that make them work — to get students there as quickly as possible.

· A flexible syllabus allows instructors to select and sequence chapters to suit their needs or the needs of the course.

Grounded in modern business, this text provides a real-world context for statistical concepts

· The authors’ unique blend of teaching, consulting, and entrepreneurial experiences, along with a conversational, approachable writing style, add to the text’s appeal to today’s students.

· Updated - Examples, exercises, and applications use real and recent data to tie the concepts to the way statistics is used to make better business decisions.

o Chapter-Opening Vignettes present scenarios using real-world information and well-known companies such as Amazon, Zillow, Keen Inc., and Whole Foods Market, to illustrate a managerial statistical issue.

o End-of-Chapter Brief Cases use real data and ask students to investigate a question or make a business decision.

o More in-depth than Brief Cases, Case Studies provide students with realistically large datasets and challenge them to respond to open-ended business questions using the data.

· An emphasis on better statistical