TY - BOOK AU - Lind,Douglas A. ED - Marchal, William G. ED - Wathen, Samuel Adam, TI - Statistical techniques in business & economics SN - 9781259921803 U1 - 519.5 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - Commercial statistics KW - Problems, exercises KW - Economics KW - Statistical methods N1 - Previous ed.: New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2014. Includes index. Formerly CIP.; Chapter 1 What Is Statistics? Chapter 2 Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions, and Graphic Presentation Chapter 3 Describing Data: Numerical Measures Chapter 4 Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data Chapter 5 A Survey of Probability Concepts Chapter 6 Discrete Probability Distributions Chapter 7 Continuous Probability Distributions Chapter 8 Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem Chapter 9 Estimation and Confidence Intervals Chapter 10 One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis Chapter 11 Two-Sample Tests of Hypothesis Chapter 12 Analysis of Variance Chapter 13 Correlation and Linear Regression Chapter 14 Multiple Regression Analysis Chapter 15 Nonparametric Methods: Nominal Level Hypothesis Tests Chapter 16 Nonparametric Methods: Analysis of Ordinal Data Chapter 17 Index Numbers Chapter 18 Time Series and Forecasting Chapter 19 Statistical Process Control and Quality Management Chapter 20 An Introduction to Decision Theory (Web) N2 - nd/Marchal/Wathen is a perennial market best seller due to its comprehensive coverage of statistical concepts and methods delivered in a student friendly, step-by-step format. The text presents concepts clearly and succinctly with a conversational writing style and illustrates concepts through the liberal use of business-focused examples that are relevant to the current world of a college student. Known as a “student's text,“ Lind's supporting pedagogy includes self-reviews, cumulative exercises, and coverage of software applications including Excel, Minitab, and MegaStat for Excel. And now, McGraw-Hill's adaptive learning component, LearnSmart, provides assignable modules that help students master chapter core concepts and come to class more prepared. In addition, resources within Connect help students solve problems and apply what they've learned. Lind's real-world examples, comprehensive coverage, and superior pedagogy combine with a complete digital solution to help students achieve higher outcomes in the course. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective ER -