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Introductory business statistics

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  • Contributor: OpenStax (Nonprofit organization); BCcampus
    Date:
    Created
    2023
    Summary:

    "Introductory Business Statistics 2e aligns with the topics and objectives of the typical one-semester statistics course for business, economics, and related majors. The text provides detailed and supportive explanations and extensive step-by-step walkthroughs. The text places a significant emphasis on the development and practical application of formulas so that students have a deeper understanding of their interpretation and application of data. Problems and exercises are largely centred on business topics, though other applications are provided in order to increase relevance and showcase the critical role of statistics in a number of fields and real-world contexts. The second edition retains the organization of the original text. Based on extensive feedback from adopters and students, the revision focuses on improving currency and relevance, particularly in examples and problems. A detailed transition guide is available for instructors. OpenStax provides restricted resources - including an editable .docx version of the textbook - to verified instructors." --BCcampus website

    Contents:
    • Sampling and data
    • Descriptive statistics
    • Probability topics
    • Discrete random variables
    • Continuous random variables
    • The normal distribution
    • The central limit theorem
    • Confidence intervals
    • Hypothesis testing with one sample
    • Hypothesis testing with two samples
    • The chi-square distribution
    • F distribution and one-way ANOVA
    • Linear regression and correlation
    • Statistical tables
    • Mathematical phrases, symbols, and formulas.
    Subject(s): Commercial statistics
    Original Publisher: Houston, Texas, OpenStax, Rice University
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781961584334, 1961584336
    Collection(s)/Series: BC Open Textbooks