Applied business statistics : methods and excel-based applications : solutions manual
Wegner, Trevor
Applied business statistics : methods and excel-based applications : solutions manual / Trevor Wegner - 2nd ed. - Cape Town : Juta, 2008 - 219 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
1. Setting the statistical scene -- 2. Data -- types, sources & collection methods -- 3. Using excel for statistical analysis -- 4. Summarizing data -- location measures -- 5. Descriptive statistics -- location measures -- 6. Descriptive statistics -- dispersion & skewness measures 7. Basic probability concepts -- 8. Probability distributions -- 9. Sampling & sampling distributions -- 10. Confidence interval estimation -- 11. Hypothesis tests -- single population (means & proportions) -- 12. Hypothesis tests -- comparison between two populations (means & proportions) -- 13. Chi-Squared hypothesis tests -- 14. Analysis of variance -- comparing multiple population means -- 15. Linear regression & correlation analysis -- 16. Index numbers -- measuring business activity -- 17. Time series analysis -- a forecasting tool -- 18. Financial calculations -- interests, annuities & NPV.
Providing students with worked-through examples and solutions to the exercises found at the end of each chapter in the accompanying textbook, this guide enables students to develop analytical and statistical business skills. Some of the topics covered in this manual include data types, sources, and collection methods; dispersion and skewness measures in descriptive statistics; and probability distributions.
9780702177354
Statistics--Economic aspects
Industrial management--Statistical methods
Microsoft Excel (Computer file)
Decision making--Statistical methods
Bibliography B1 Business Analytics and Data Visualization
HD30.215 / .W44
Applied business statistics : methods and excel-based applications : solutions manual / Trevor Wegner - 2nd ed. - Cape Town : Juta, 2008 - 219 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
1. Setting the statistical scene -- 2. Data -- types, sources & collection methods -- 3. Using excel for statistical analysis -- 4. Summarizing data -- location measures -- 5. Descriptive statistics -- location measures -- 6. Descriptive statistics -- dispersion & skewness measures 7. Basic probability concepts -- 8. Probability distributions -- 9. Sampling & sampling distributions -- 10. Confidence interval estimation -- 11. Hypothesis tests -- single population (means & proportions) -- 12. Hypothesis tests -- comparison between two populations (means & proportions) -- 13. Chi-Squared hypothesis tests -- 14. Analysis of variance -- comparing multiple population means -- 15. Linear regression & correlation analysis -- 16. Index numbers -- measuring business activity -- 17. Time series analysis -- a forecasting tool -- 18. Financial calculations -- interests, annuities & NPV.
Providing students with worked-through examples and solutions to the exercises found at the end of each chapter in the accompanying textbook, this guide enables students to develop analytical and statistical business skills. Some of the topics covered in this manual include data types, sources, and collection methods; dispersion and skewness measures in descriptive statistics; and probability distributions.
9780702177354
Statistics--Economic aspects
Industrial management--Statistical methods
Microsoft Excel (Computer file)
Decision making--Statistical methods
Bibliography B1 Business Analytics and Data Visualization
HD30.215 / .W44
