Statistics for Business and Economics and Student CD-ROM, Fifth Edition [Hardcover]

Paul Newbold (Author), William L. Carlson (Author), Betty M. Thorne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0130293202 | ISBN-13: 978-0130293206 | Edition: 5

The strength of this book has been its unerring accuracy and statistical precision. The role of computers and statistical software has been thoroughly integrated throughout. This edition focuses on maintaining the statistical integrity of past editions while modernizing the book by integrating the use of statistical software, adding new examples and exercises (many with real data), and an emphasis on data analysis and interpretation of output. The fifth edition features both Excel and Minitab. Earlier introduction of key topics includes: introduction of statistical thinking (Ch. 1), introduction of processes and systems (Ch. 1), and coverage of bivariate data, scatter plots, regression, covariance, and correlation (Ch. 3).

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Newbold cultivates an understanding of statistical principles and practices, making clear the rationale behind each technique as it is performed. Students discover both how and why particular methods of data analysis are appropriate in specific situations, making them better consumers and managers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The strength of this book has been its unerring accuracy and statistical precision. The role of computers and statistical software has been thoroughly integrated throughout. This edition focuses on maintaining the statistical integrity of past editions while modernizing the book by integrating the use of statistical software, adding new examples and exercises (many with real data), and an emphasis on data analysis and interpretation of output. The fifth edition features both Excel and Minitab. Earlier introduction of key topics includes: introduction of statistical thinking (Ch. 1), introduction of processes and systems (Ch. 1), and coverage of bivariate data, scatter plots, regression, covariance, and correlation (Ch. 3).

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 850 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (May 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130293202
• ISBN-13: 978-0130293206
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #636,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best way to learn statistics, June 16, 2000

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Paulo Chedid (São Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Statistics for Business and Economics (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book bring us statistics in a simple way, begining with easy exercises and increasing them to hard tasks. I have tried a lot of diferent books, some of them in Portuguese, and this was the only one that is realy good enough to teach us without a tutor or professor. It brings the most important parts of statistics for Business and Economics using exercises that talk about real cases and real hypothesis testing. It was easer to learn from this book than to do it in my own language.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock-solid textbook for non-math majors, December 25, 2001

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Guoshan Tsen "nosco" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Statistics for Business and Economics (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

I used this book for my MBA statistics class recently. This book is very well written in a clear way, not meant to be fancy but to provide a comprehensive coverage of most, if not all, relevant topics. I also belive that the coverage depth of each topic is adequate enough to satisfy all common business and economics applications.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Statistics for Business and Economics, January 26, 2006

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Elijah Chingosho "Dr Elijah Chingosho" (Nairobi, Kenya) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Statistics for Business and Economics and Student CD-ROM, Fifth Edition (Hardcover)

This book is fairly comprehensive covering all the major topics that a student would need for the statistics modules in various business courses. Managers need to have an understanding of statistics so that they are able to manipulate the numerous masses of data that come their way into meaningful and useful information that they can employ in making business decisions.

The author presented the material in the book in a simple and clear manner without any complicated algebra, making it readable by students in business schools with a basic knowledge of mathematics. The author also provided large numbers of examples and exercises that should assist the reader in consolidating his/her understanding of the concepts described in the book.

Most managers are consumers rather than producers of statistical information. This book equips the reader with the expertise to enable one to be an informed consumer who knows the right questions to ask and the kind of information to request from those who produce the statistical information in the organization.