Basic Statistics for Business and Economics

Details Author Reviews Description About the Book: Basic Statistics for Business and Economics: 7th Edition Lind/Marchal/Wathen: BASIC STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, Seventh edition is a derivative of the best-selling STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, offering the essential topics of statistical tools and methods delivered in a student friendly, step-by-step format. The text is non- About the Book: Basic Statistics for Business and Economics: 7th Edition Lind/Marchal/Wathen: BASIC STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, Seventh edition is a derivative of the best-selling STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, offering the essential topics of statistical tools and methods delivered in a student friendly, step-by-step format. The text is non-threatening and presents concepts clearly and succinctly with a conversational writing style. All statistical concepts are illustrated with solved applied examples immediately upon introduction. Modern computing tools and applications are introduced, but the text maintains a focus on presenting statistics content as opposed to technology or programming methods, and the seventh edition continues as a students text with increased emphasis on interpretation of data and results. New Features? New exercises and examples using Excel 2007 screenshots and the latest version of MINITAB. New Excel 2007 software commands and updated MINITAB commands at the ends of chapters. A Practice Test has been added to the end of each chapter to help students evaluate their understanding of the material and prepare for an examination. The practice test includes a section on vocabulary and a section of problems. Revised end of chapter exercises and data sets for currency, including Major League Baseball and Real Estate data. Goals have been changed to Learning objectives and are identified next to the applicable content throughout the chapters. Retained Features More real world data and scenarios are used in exercises and examples, providing students with more realistic and relevant applications and motivation. Optional computer exercises and web-based exercise allow students to use technology and the internet for very current information and data for projects at the direction of the instructor. Statistics in Action boxes (about 2 per chapter) provide additional short yet enriching readings on business and economics as About the Book: Basic Statistics for Business and Economics: 7th Edition Lind/Marchal/Wathen: BASIC STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, Seventh edition is a derivative of the best-selling STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, offering the essential topics of statistical tools and methods delivered in a student friendly, step-by-step format. The text is non- About the Book: Basic Statistics for Business and Economics: 7th Edition Lind/Marchal/Wathen: BASIC STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, Seventh edition is a derivative of the best-selling STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, offering the essential topics of statistical tools and methods delivered in a student friendly, step-by-step format.... Read More

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