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BSTAT: A South-Asian Perspective

Author(s): Gerald Keller | Hitesh Arora

ISBN: 9788131531662

1st Edition

Copyright: 2016

India Release: 2016

₹735

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 424

Trim Size: 279 x 216 mm

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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
  1. What is Statistics?
  2. Graphical and Tabular Descriptive Techniques
  3. Numerical Descriptive Techniques
  4. Data Collection and Sampling
  5. Probability
  6. Random Variables and Discreet Probability Distributions
  7. Continuous Probability Distributions
  8. Sampling Distributions
  9. Introduction to Estimation
  10. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
  11. Inference about a Population
  12. Inference about Comparing Two Populations - I
  13. Inference about Comparing Two Populations – II
  14. Analysis of Variance
  15. Chi-Squared Tests
  16. Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
  17. Multiple Regression
  18. Forecasting and Time Series
  19. 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.