Statistics for Business and Economic, 11th Edition

This market-leading text from well-respected authors Anderson/Sweeney/Williams introduces sound statistical methodology within a strong applications setting. A wealth of real business examples, proven methods, and application exercises within “Statistics for Business and Economics, 11/e, International Edition” clearly demonstrate how statistical results provide insights into business decisions and present solutions to contemporary business problems. Comprehensive coverage, trusted for its accuracy, allows you to select the topics best for your course, including coverage of the latest statistical and business software to manage statistical information. This edition’s accessible approach is strengthened with the innovative new CengageNOW integrated online course management and learning system that saves you time while using personalized study plans to ensure student understanding.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Data and Statistics
Chapter 2 Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Presentations
Chapter 3 Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures
Chapter 4 Introduction to Probability
Chapter 5 Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter 6 Continuous Probability Distributions
Chapter 7 Sampling and Sampling Distributions
Chapter 8 Interval Estimation
Chapter 9 Hypothesis Tests
Chapter 10 Inference About Means and Proportions with Two Populations
Chapter 11 Inferences About Population Variances
Chapter 12 Tests of Goodness of Fit and Independence
Chapter 13 Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance
Chapter 14 Simple Linear Regression
Chapter 15 Multiple Regression
Chapter 16 Regression Analysis: Model Building
Chapter 17 Index Numbers
Chapter 18 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Chapter 19 Nonparametric Methods
Chapter 20 Statistical Methods for Quality Control
Chapter 21 Decision Analysis

Appendix A: References and Bibliography
Appendix B: Tables
Appendix C: Summation Notation
Appendix D: Self-Test Solutions and Answers to Even-Numbered Exercises
Appendix E: Using Excel Functions
Appendix F: Computing p-Values Using Minitab and Excel