Business Statistics by Example (5th Edition) Part A and Part B (Paperback)

by Terry L. Sincich (Author)

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Product Description
Gathering and interpreting statistics to diagnose problems and evaluate results in the business environment is an important skill that is more easily learned in the context of real applications, cases, and projects. This thorough introduction to business statistics introduces every topic with real examples and data sets from today's business world, and features menu-driven, user-friendly ASP statistical software that performs all necessary statistical computations, allowing readers to concentrate on interpretations. An abundance of practice exercises focuses on both mechanics applications. Comprehensive coverage surveys the full range of statistical topics and provides a thorough exploration of statistical computing -- with computer printouts for SAS, MINITAB, and SPSS, integrated throughout, and optional computer applications for each chapter -- with SAS, MINITAB, and SPSS commands. Real data sets include appraisals and sale prices for residential property sales; Business Week's executive compensation scoreboard, 1994; characteristics of HMO physicians in a managed-care system; Federal Trade Commission rankings of 372 cigarette brands. In addition to the new accompanying software, the Fifth Edition provides updated case studies, examples, and exercises based on studies reported in recent magazine, journal and news articles. For business personnel who want a comprehensive, applied introduction to business statistics.

From the Publisher
The American Statistical Association has found that students are most effectively motivated to learn statistics when they see statistics at work in real applications, cases, and projects. In keeping with this finding, Business Statistics by Example, Fifth Edition introduces every topic by means of real examples from today's business world. The text includes many updated case studies and exercises.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1179 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (December 2, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0024104418
• ISBN-13: 978-0024104410
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.1 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #882,013 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Starting Point for Business students, September 8, 2001

By	Paul Bobbitt "Pobbit" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

I've used this textbook in the Athabasca University MBA program. The "Quantitative Analysis" course is an introductory course in statistics, with a focus on business applications. This text is perfect, as the examples used are directly relevant to businesspeople. There are also many questions and exercises, with the answers provided in the back of the book for all the odd-numbered questions. This allows students to practice and check their answers, while still allowing the professor to assign even-numbered questions as practice work to be checked by her later. The text starts with basic statistics, moves into probability, and continues all the way into multiple regression and non-parametric statistics. Real data sets are used liberally, and there are tutorials for SAS, SPSS, Minitab and ASP. Each section clearly defines critical terms offset from the body of the text, and the over 1000 exercises use data from real-world examples. Each chapter has exercises divided into "Learning the Mechanics" (straightforward applications of new concepts) and "Applying the Concepts" (applications of concepts to the solution of real-world problems). If you're a business student having difficulty with statistics, I'd recommend this book as an excellent primary or companion text.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine statistical teaching, July 28, 2000

By	Seth D Masek (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews

Great book for beginners, and a good reference for more advanced statistical professionals. Logically structured, and written in real-world terms, this book is easy to read and follow. Sincich provides the reader with an understanding of statistical application in the every day world, bringing statistics out of the textbook and into reality. A superb guide to fundamental statistical principles.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for learning and consulting, May 31, 1999

By A Customer

It's a very useful book for learning statistics focused on business. Based on a solid theory, it gives you many practical case studies. The approach is not superficial, but the beginners will find a safe path for improvement and for the comprehension of the subjects.