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Author Holmes, Alexander B. (Alexander Bradley), 1947- author.

Title Introductory business statistics / senior contributing authors, Alexander Holmes, Barbara Illowsky, Susan Dean
Edition Revision IBS-2017-001(03/18)-LC
Published Houston, Texas : OpenStax, Rice University, [2018]
©2018

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Description 623 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Contents 1. Sampling and data -- 2. Descriptive statistics -- 3. Probability topics -- 4. Discrete random variables -- 5. Continuous random variables -- 6. The normal distribution -- 7. The central limit theorem -- 8. Confidence intervals -- 9. Hypothesis testing with one sample -- 10. Hypothesis testing with two samples -- 11. The chi-square distribution -- 12. F distribution and one-way ANOVA -- 13. Linear regression and correlation -- Appendix A. Statistical tables -- Appendix B. Mathematical phrases, symbols, and formulas
Summary Introductory Business Statistics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the one-semester statistics course for business, economics, and related majors. Core statistical concepts and skills have been augmented with practical business examples, scenarios, and exercises. The result is a meaningful understanding of the discipline, which will serve students in their business careers and real-world experiences
Notes Includes index
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
Subject Commercial statistics -- Textbooks
Statistics -- Textbooks
Commercial statistics.
Statistics.
Genre/Form Open educational resources
Textbooks.
Textbooks.
Form Electronic book
Author Illowsky, Barbara, author.
Dean, Susan L., 1945- author.
OpenStax (Nonprofit organization), issuing body.
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