Fundamentals of Business Statistics, International Edition (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac): 0 (International Student Edition) [Import] [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 682 pages
• Publisher: South Western College; International Ed edition (April 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324305915
• ISBN-13: 978-0324305913
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,962,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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David R. Anderson is Professor of Quantitative Analysis in the College of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, he earned his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from Purdue University. Professor Anderson has served as Head of the Department of Quantitative Analysis and Operations Management and as Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration. In addition, he was the coordinator of the College's first Executive Program. In addition to teaching introductory statistics for business students, Dr. Anderson has taught graduate-level courses in regression analysis, multivariate analysis, and management science. He also has taught statistical courses at the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. Professor Anderson has been honored with nominations and awards for excellence in teaching and excellence in service to student organizations. He has coauthored ten textbooks related to decision sciences and actively consults with businesses in the areas of sampling and statistical methods.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Neither academically rigorous nor practically useful, March 2, 2011

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Business Statistics, International Edition (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac): 0 (International Student Edition) (Paperback)

No academic credentials are given for any of the authors, and it is perfectly clear from the examples they set that they have no significant business experience either. This leaves it unclear both what their qualifications are for writing a textbook, and what the textbook's intended readership is.

Nothing is proved in this textbook. Annoyingly, though, in several places there are claims to have 'shown' that a certain result is true in an earlier section, when in fact that section merely STATES the result.

The examples are not chosen from the authors' (presumably non-existent) business experience, but mainly from the pages of newspapers and magazines. In teaching from the book I often have to say, 'If you come across a problem like this, don't approach it in the way that the authors suggest, or the following negative consequences will ensue and you'll be out of a job.' For example, the textbook suggest standardizing golf ball flight distance by precisely controlling the MEAN flight distance, with no control at all over the STANDARD DEVIATION!

On the plus side, the book is reasonably light, inexpensive, and covers a relatively useful range of statistic methods. But I still wouldn't buy it.