A step-by-step introduction to statistics for business
By: Landers, Richard N
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BookPublisher: London : SAGE, c2019.Description: xxviii, 462 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781473948112Subject(s): Commercial statisticsDDC classification: 658.4033 LA ST | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 658.4033 LA ST (Browse shelf) | Available | Feb2019 | T0060785 |
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| 658.4033 LA AP Applied management science : modeling, spreadsheet analysis, and communication for decision making / | 658.4033 LA BU Business analytics for managers : | 658.4033 LA BU Business analytics for managers : | 658.4033 LA ST A step-by-step introduction to statistics for business | 658.4033 LL DA Data-driven business decisions / | 658.4033 MA HO The house advantage : playing the odds to win big in business / | 658.4033 MC GA Game-changer : |
With video guides to SPSS & EXCEL
Part 1 --
Descriptive Statistics --
1 The Language of Statistics --
2 Working with Numbers and Data Display --
3 Central Tendency and Variability --
4 Probability Distributions --
5 Sampling Distributions --
Part 2 --
Inferential Statistics --
6 Estimation and Confidence Intervals --
7 Hypothesis Testing --
8 z-Tests and One-Sample t-Tests --
9 Paired-and Independent-Samples t-Test --
10 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) --
11 Chi-Squared Tests of Fit --
12 Correlation and Regression --
Part 3 --
Wrap-Up --
13 Matching Statistical Tests to Business Problems.
The essential introduction to statistics for business and economics students, this book will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to succeed in your studies and use statistics in your workplace. In a clear and engaging way, Richard Landers guides the reader through the vital role statistics play in the business decision-making process and carefully explains and demonstrates how they are applied in practice. The book covers everything from collecting data to summarising your findings and presenting them. It also revisits all the basic maths skills required to work with data and statistics effectively, with step-by-step screenshot illustrations in both Excel and SPSS.