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For business statistics courses taught in Economics and Business Schools

A classic text for accuracy and statistical precision.

Statistics for Business and Economics enables students to conduct serious analysis of applied problems rather than running simple “canned” applications. This text is also at a mathematically higher level than most business statistics texts and provides students with the knowledge they need to become stronger analysts for future managerial positions.

The seventh edition of this book has been revised and updated to provide students with improved problem contexts for learning how statistical methods can improve their analysis and understanding of business and economics.

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For business statistics courses taught in Economics and Business Schools

A classic text known for accuracy and statistical precision.

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NEW! Increased examples and applications for additional student practice–This edition now includes increased numbers of:
·Real-world examples derived from current businesses and current events.
·Applications in finance, accounting, and marketing.

NEW! Improved features to enhance readability and discussions–The following have been improved in this edition:
·Readability is now based on real and relevant business concerns.
·Improved discussion of probability that includes further emphasis on Conditional Probability and Bayes Theorem, which is important for management decision-making.
·Improved discussion of finite population sampling and confidence intervals.

NEW! Expanded features to provide further clarity and depth–The following have been expanded in the new edition:
·Discussion of categorical data analysis with marketing applications.
·Discussion of multicollinearity with guidelines for adjustment.
·Discussion of variance, shape of a distribution, and the Interquartile Range.
·Portfolio analysis using new monthly stock price and stock return data for the post 2,000 time period.

NEW! Portfolio methodology extending beyond two securities–This feature indicates the complexity and procedures for developing portfolio means and variances.

NEW! Very strong and in-depth development of linear regression–This includes extensions to non-linear models including dummy variables and exponential models

NEW! Estimation of Financial Beta coefficients and their interpretation.

NEW! Application of dummy variable models to public sector policy analysis.

Provides numerous examples. Each statistical example and solution is presented in the context of a real world business problem. The authors use data from the real world, allowing students to see how real world analysis is conducted.

Real world business problems lend relevance to why students need to know statistics and allows students to apply their knowledge.

Provides detailed step-by-step examples, figures and graphs, and interpretation of data. In business there are many ways to misuse statistical data if one does not have some understanding of how the models work.

Helps students model future problems and avoid the pitfalls of mistaken statistical conclusions.

Provides applications of statistics to functional areas such as marketing, finance, accounting, management, and economics. Business students are interested in problems from the perspective of a manager or a business analyst. Thus, linkage between strong statistical methodology and their careers is critical.

Extensive exercises. This text’s complete set of exercises provides the instructor with the flexibility to assign exercises for practice or homework.

Flexibility. Depending on your approach, students can first perform some hand calculations in order to appreciate the methodology and data, then progress to more realistic applied problems that will require the use of the computer to remove the large computational burden.

We provide a regular hard copy Solutions Manual with all exercises worked out in detail manually, plus Excel and/or Minitab solutions for basic and application exercises.

Software Integration. Data files for Excel and Minitab, and TreePlan are provided with an emphasis on interpreting the statistical output, which is similar in all packages. Students are now more computer literate and detailed explanations of specific software are best left to computer manuals.

OTHER POINTS OF DISTINCTIONS

Comprehensive Coverage. Newbold/Carlson/Thorne provide strong coverage especially in descriptive statistics, probability models that apply to management decision making, portfolio analysis, and extended work in simple and multiple regression.

An instructor can select from virtually any statistical topics to meet the needs of their course.

Examples and exercises that clearly demonstrate specific statistical techniques needed for varying real world scenarios. By emphasizing underlying methodology instead of detailed problem solving, the student develops an overall understanding that they can use when they face a new problem not covered in our examples and exercises.

There are many procedures in statistical methodology and obtaining an understanding of appropriate approaches will avoid mistaken statistical conclusions.

New To This Edition

NEW! Increased examples and applications for additional student practice—This edition now includes increased numbers of:
·Real-world examples derived from current businesses and current events.
·Applications in finance, accounting, and marketing.

NEW! Improved features to enhance readability and discussions—The following have been improved in this edition:
·Readability is now based on real and relevant business concerns.
·Improved discussion of probability that includes further emphasis on Conditional Probability and Bayes Theorem, which is important for management decision-making.
·Improved discussion of finite population sampling and confidence intervals.

NEW! Expanded features to provide further clarity and depth—The following have been expanded in the new edition:
·Discussion of categorical data analysis with marketing applications.
·Discussion of multicollinearity with guidelines for adjustment.
·Discussion of variance, shape of a distribution, and the Interquartile Range.
·Portfolio analysis using new monthly stock price and stock return data for the post 2,000 time period.

NEW! Portfolio methodology extending beyond two securities—This feature indicates the complexity and procedures for developing portfolio means and variances.

NEW! Very strong and in-depth development of linear regression—This includes extensions to non-linear models including dummy variables and exponential models

NEW! Estimation of Financial Beta coefficients and their interpretation.

NEW! Application of dummy variable models to public sector policy analysis.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Describing Data: Graphical
1.1 Decision Making in an Uncertain Environment
1.2 Classification of Variables
1.3 Graphs to Describe Categorical Variables
1.4 Graphs to Describe Time-Series Data
1.5 Graphs to Describe Numerical Variables
1.6 Tables and Graphs to Describe Relationships Between Variables
1.7 Data Presentation Errors

CHAPTER 2 Describing Data: Numerical
2.1 Measures of Central Tendency
2.2 Measures of Variability
2.3 Weighted Mean and Measures of Grouped Data
2.4 Measures of Relationships Between Variables

CHAPTER 3 Probability
3.1 Random Experiment, Outcomes, Events
3.2 Probability and Its Postulates
3.3 Probability Rules
3.4 Bivariate Probabilities
3.5 Bayes’ Theorem

CHAPTER 4 Discrete Random Variables and Probability
Distributions
4.1 Random Variables
4.2 Probability Distributions for Discrete Random Variables
4.3 Properties of Discrete Random Variables
4.4 Binomial Distribution
4.5 Hypergeometric Distribution
4.6 The Poisson Probability Distribution
4.7 Jointly Distributed Discrete Random Variables

CHAPTER 5 Continuous Random Variables and Probability
Distributions
5.1 Continuous Random Variables
5.2 Expectations for Continuous Random Variables
5.3 The Normal Distribution
5.4 Normal Distribution Approximation for Binomial Distribution
5.5 The Exponential Distribution
5.6 Jointly Distributed Continuous Random Variables

CHAPTER 6 Sampling and Sampling Distributions
6.1 Sampling from a Population
6.2 Sampling Distributions of Sample Means
6.3 Sampling Distributions of Sample Proportions
6.4 Sampling Distributions of Sample Variances

CHAPTER 7 Estimation: Single Population
7.1 Properties of Point Estimators
7.2 Confidence Interval Estimation of the Mean of a Normal Distribution: Population Variance Known
7.3 Confidence Interval Estimation of the Mean of a Normal Distribution: Population Variance Unknown
7.4 Confidence Interval Estimation of Population Proportion
7.5 Confidence Interval Estimation of the Variance of a Normal Distribution
7.6 Confidence Interval Estimation: Finite Populations

CHAPTER 8 Estimation: Additional Topics
8.1 Confidence Interval Estimation of the Difference Between Two Normal
Population Means: Dependent Samples
8.2 Confidence Interval Estimation of the Difference Between Two Normal
Population Means: Independent Samples
8.3 Confidence Interval Estimation of the Difference Between Two Population
Proportions
8.4 Sample Size Determination: Large Populations
8.5 Sample Size Determination: Finite Populations

CHAPTER 9 Hypothesis Testing: Single Population
9.1 Concepts of Hypothesis Testing
9.2 Tests of the Mean of a Normal Distribution: Population Variance
Known
9.3 Tests of the Mean of a Normal Distribution: Population Variance Unknown
9.4 Tests of the Population Proportion
9.5 Assessing the Power of a Test
9.6 Tests of the Variance of a Normal Distribution

CHAPTER 10 Hypothesis Testing: Additional Topics
10.1 Tests of the Difference Between Two Population Means: Dependent Samples
10.2 Tests of the Difference Between Two Normal Population Means: Independent Samples
10.3 Tests of the Difference Between Two Population Proportions
10.4 Tests of the Equality of the Variances Between Two Normally Distributed Populations
10.5 Some Comments on Hypothesis Testing

CHAPTER 11 Simple Regression
11.1 Overview of Linear Models
11.2 Linear Regression Model
11.3 Least Squares Coefficient Estimators
11.4 The Explanatory Power of a Linear Regression Equation
11.5 Statistical Inference: Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals
11.6 Prediction
11.7 Correlation Analysis
11.8 Beta Measure of Financial Risk
11.9 Graphical Analysis

CHAPTER 12 Multiple Regression
12.1 The Multiple Regression Model
12.2 Estimation of Coefficients
12.3 Explanatory Power of a Multiple Regression Equation
12.4 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests for Individual Regression Coefficients
12.5 Tests on Regression Coefficients
12.6 Prediction
12.7 Transformations for Nonlinear Regression Models
12.8 Dummy Variables for Regression Models
12.9 Multiple Regression Analysis Application Procedure

CHAPTER 13 Additional Topics in Regression Analysis
13.1 Model-Building Methodology
13.2 Dummy Variables and Experimental Design
13.3 Lagged Values of the Dependent Variables as Regressors
13.4 Specification Bias
13.5 Multicollinearity
13.6 Heteroscedasticity
13.7 Autocorrelated Errors

CHAPTER 14 ANALYSIS OF CATEGORICAL DATA
14.1 Goodness-of-Fit Tests: Specified Probabilities
14.2 Goodness-of-Fit Tests: Population Parameters Unknown
14.3 Contingency Tables
14.4 Sign Test and Confidence Interval
14.5 Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test
14.6 Mann–Whitney U Test
14.7 Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
14.7 Spearman Rank Correlation

CHAPTER 15 Analysis of Variance
15.1 Comparison of Several Population Means
15.2 One-Way Analysis of Variance
15.3 The Kruskal–Wallis Test
15.4 Two-Way Analysis of Variance: One Observation per Cell, Randomized Blocks
15.5 Two-Way Analysis of Variance: More Than One Observation per Cell

CHAPTER 16 Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting
16.1 Index Numbers
16.2 A Nonparametric Test for Randomness
16.3 Components of a Time Series
16.4 Moving Averages
16.5 Exponential Smoothing
16.6 Autoregressive Models
16.7 Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Models

CHAPTER 17 Sampling: Additional Topics
17.1 Stratified Sampling
17.2 Other Sampling Methods

CHAPTER 18 Statistical Decision Theory
18.1 Decision Making Under Uncertainty
18.2 Solutions Not Involving Specification of Probabilities
18.3 Expected Monetary Value; TreePlan
18.4 Sample Information: Bayesian Analysis and Value
18.5 Allowing for Risk: Utility Analysis

APPENDIX TABLES
1. Cumulative Distribution Function of the Standard Normal
Distribution
2. Probability Function of the Binomial Distribution
3. Cumulative Binomial Probabilities
4. Values of e –λ
5. Individual Poisson Probabilities
6. Cumulative Poisson Probabilities
7. Cutoff Points of the Chi-Square Distribution Function
8. Cutoff Points for the Student’s t Distribution
9. Cutoff Points for the F Distribution
10. Cutoff Points for the Distribution of the Wilcoxon Test Statistic
11. Cutoff Points for the Distribution of Spearman Rank Correlation
Coefficient
12. Cutoff Points for the Distribution of the Durbin–Watson Test Statistic
13 Critical Values of the Studentized Range Q
(page 964 965 Applied Statistical Methods Carlson, Thorne Prentice Hall 1997)
14. Cumulative Distribution Function of the Runs
Test Statistic
ANSWERS TO SELECTED EVEN-NUMBERED EXERCISES
INDEX I-1

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For business statistics courses taught in Economics and Business Schools.

This classic text is known for its accuracy and statistical precision. This text enables students to conduct serious analysis of applied problems in contrast to merely running simple“canned” applications to help students become stronger analysts and future managers. It is also at a mathematically higher level than most business statistics texts.
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Statistics for Business and Economics, 8/E
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ISBN-10: 0132745658 | ISBN-13: 9780132745659
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For courses in Business Statistics.

A classic text for accuracy and statistical precision.

Statistics for Business and Economics enables students to conduct serious analysis of applied problems rather than running simple “canned” applications. This text is also at a mathematically higher level than most business statistics texts and provides students with the knowledge they need to become stronger analysts for future managerial positions.

The eighth edition of this book has been revised and updated to provide students with improved problem contexts for learning how statistical methods can improve their analysis and understanding of business and economics.

Available with MyStatLab. MyStatLab courses use the rock solid Pearson MathXL technology for online tutorial and homework exercises that regenerate algorithmically for unlimited practice and mastery. MyStatLab courses also include essay questions that can be assigned for online tests and quizzes and other resources designed specifically to help students succeed in Statistics. Use this proven technology to help you and your students succeed. Visit mystatlab.com for more information.
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