BSTAT, a 4LTR Press product, takes into account and integrates the inputs from discipline-specific focus groups, conversations, and surveys and presents the content in a visually engaging page layout, keeping intact the high-quality content instructors need. It adopts a persuasive visual medium and offers a balanced approach, demonstrating the Business Statistics practices to take business decisions. The book aims at enjoyable reading and easy attention using comprehensive pedagogical features.
- All relevant topics are explained in systematic and methodical manner
- Comprehensive coverage of key topics
- Key issues of Business Statistics are strengthened by real-life case studies drawn from global and Indian companies
- Visually appealing presentation
- Review pages at the end of each chapter
- Rich pedagogical features such as
- Learning objectives
- Key concepts
- Chapter-end exercises
- What is Statistics?
- Graphical and Tabular Descriptive Techniques
- Numerical Descriptive Techniques
- Data Collection and Sampling
- Probability
- Random Variables and Discreet Probability Distributions
- Continuous Probability Distributions
- Sampling Distributions
- Introduction to Estimation
- Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
- Inference about a Population
- Inference about Comparing Two Populations - I
- Inference about Comparing Two Populations – II
- Analysis of Variance
- Chi-Squared Tests
- Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
- Multiple Regression
- Forecasting and Time Series
- Review of Statistical Inference
Appendix A: Data file sample statistics
Appendix B: Tables
Appendix C: Answers to selected even numbered exercises
Appendix D: A guide to statistical techniques
Appendix E: Index of computer output and instructions
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Gerald Keller
Dr. Gerald Keller is Emeritus Professor of Business at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Hitesh Arora
Hitesh Arora is Professor in Quantitative Techniques and Operations Management at FORE School of Management, New Delhi.