{"product_id":"essential-statistics-for-economics-business-and-management-isbn-9780470850794","title":"Essential Statistics for Economics, Business and Management","description":"\u003ci\u003eEssential Statistics for Economics, Business and Management\u003c\/i\u003e is aimed at introductory undergraduate courses and assumes no prior knowledge of statistics.  It will also be highly relevant for the statistics component of courses in quantitative methods.  The style of the text is similar to that of the highly successful \u003ci\u003eEssential Mathematics for Economics and Business\u003c\/i\u003e by Teresa Bradley and Paul Patton, with many worked examples integrated throughout.  \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e 1  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 1: Data Collection and its Graphical Presentation\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction to statistics 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Data collection: Samples, surveys and experiments 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Some sources of statistical data 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Sorting and classifying data 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Charts: Bar charts, pie charts and plotting in Excel 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Graphs: Histograms and Ogives. Graphs in Excel 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Line and Lorenz graphs 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Misleading graphs 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2: Descriptive Statistics\u003c\/b\u003e 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Summary statistics for raw data: Mean, quartiles and mode 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Summary statistics for grouped data: Mean, quartiles and mode 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Measures of dispersion for raw data. Variance, QD, IQR 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Measures of dispersion for grouped data. Variance, QD, IQR 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Use of calculator for descriptive statistics 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Other descriptive statistics. CV, skewness and box plots 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Descriptive statistics in Excel 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3: Regression and Correlation: Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction to regression: Scatter plots and lines 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The least-squares line. Criteria and equation for the best fit line 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Excel: XY (scatter) plots, the least-squares lines and formulae 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Coefficient of determination and correlation 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Rank correlation. Calculate and interpret rank correlation 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Use the calculator for linear regression and correlation 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Why bother with formulae? 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 4: Probability\u003c\/b\u003e 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction to probability 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Multiplication and addition rules for probability 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Joint, marginal and conditional probability 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Bayes' Rule 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 5: Introduction to Probability Distributions\u003c\/b\u003e 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction to probability distributions and random variables 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Binomial probability distribution 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The Poisson probability distribution 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The Normal probability distribution 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Expected values (mathematical expectation) 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 6: Sampling Distributions for Means and Proportions\u003c\/b\u003e 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Statistical inference and the sampling distribution of the mean 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Sampling distribution of proportions 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Some desirable properties of estimators 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 7: Confidence Intervals for Means and Proportions\u003c\/b\u003e 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Confidence intervals for the mean 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Confidence intervals for proportions 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The precision of confidence intervals for the mean 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Confidence intervals for differences between means and proportions 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 8: Tests of Hypothesis for Means and Proportions\u003c\/b\u003e 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Hypothesis tests for means 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Hypothesis tests for proportions 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Hypothesis tests for the difference between means and proportions 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Minitab and Excel for confidence intervals and tests of hypothesis 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 9: Inference from Small Samples. Confidence Intervals and Tests of Hypothesis\u003c\/b\u003e 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Inference from small samples: Normal populations, \u003ci\u003es\u003c\/i\u003e known 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The Student's \u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e distribution 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Inference from small samples: Normal populations, \u003ci\u003es\u003c\/i\u003e NOT known 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Difference between means. Small independent samples 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 \u003ci\u003eF\u003c\/i\u003e-test for equality of two variances 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Difference between means, paired samples 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 10: Analysis of Variance\u003c\/b\u003e 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 The rationale behind one-way analysis of variance 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 One-way analysis of variance 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Two-way ANOVA 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 ANOVA and design of experiment 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Excel and Minitab for ANOVA 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 11: Chi-squared Tests\u003c\/b\u003e 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 The \u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e2 probability distribution 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Contingency tables 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 \u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e2 tests for independence (no association) 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 \u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e2 test for homogeneous populations 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 \u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e2 tests for the equality of several proportions 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Goodness of fit tests 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 \u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e2 tests in Minitab and Excel 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 12: Regression Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 The simple linear regression model 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Inference about the population slope (rate of change) 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Confidence intervals and prediction intervals at \u003ci\u003ex\u003c\/i\u003e = \u003ci\u003ex\u003c\/i\u003e0 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Checks on the model assumptions based on residuals plots 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Regression analysis in Minitab and Excel 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Multiple regression 534\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX A: Technicalities and Conventions for Defining Class Intervals, Mid-Interval, Widths, Limits, Boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e 545\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX B: Formulae for Calculating the Quartiles for Grouped Data\u003c\/b\u003e 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX C: Outline of Derivation of Formulae (3.2) and (3.3) for the Slope and Intercept of the Least-Squares Line, \u003ci\u003eY\u003c\/i\u003e = \u003ci\u003ea\u003c\/i\u003e + \u003ci\u003ebX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX D: Brief Review of the Mathematics for the Binomial\u003c\/b\u003e 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX E: The Number \u003ci\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX F: Calculation of Mean and Variance of Proportions by Expected Values\u003c\/b\u003e 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX G: Confidence Intervals for Means and Proportions\u003c\/b\u003e 559\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX H: Degrees of Freedom\u003c\/b\u003e 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX I: Notes on Summations and Double Summations\u003c\/b\u003e 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX J: Expressing the Estimates of Variance as Sums of Squares Divided by Degrees of Freedom in Their Simplest Form\u003c\/b\u003e 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX K: Sums of Squares for the One-Way ANOVA\u003c\/b\u003e 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX L: Fitted Values and Residuals\u003c\/b\u003e 573\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX M: Sums of Squares Identity for Two-Way ANOVA\u003c\/b\u003e 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Solutions\u003c\/b\u003e 577\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTables\u003c\/b\u003e 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 1 Cumulative Binomial Probability tables 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 2 Cumulative Poisson Probabilities 639\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 3 Normal probability Distribution 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 4 Percentage point for the Normal probability distribution 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 5 Percentage points of the Student’s \u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e-distribution 643\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 6 0.5% points of the \u003ci\u003eF\u003c\/i\u003e-distribution 644\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 7 Percentage points for the Chi-squared distribution 648\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 8 Table of random numbers 649\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary\u003c\/b\u003e 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e 653\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTeresa Bradley is the author of Essential Statistics for Economics, Business and Management, published by Wiley.   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssential Statistics for Economics, Business and Management\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an indispensable text for students taking an introductory undergraduate course in statistics, as well as being highly relevant for the statistics component of courses in quantitative methods.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssumes no prior knowledge of statistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasis is placed on verbalising concepts, problems and results of statistical analysis, thereby helping students to learn how to start a problem, complete calculations and report results in a way that will make sense to a non-statistician.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach concept is introduced with a brief and plausible explanation followed by worked examples. The worked examples provide students with the necessary practice that they need in order to succeed at the subject.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExcel and Minitab are used throughout the text to introduce students to statistical software and enhance understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProgress exercises on theory and applications are provided at the end of each section for students to test their knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe accessible style of the text is consistent with that of the highly successful \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssential Mathematics for Economics and Business,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e also by Teresa Bradley and published by John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A comprehensive website to support the book has been produced and includes: PowerPoint slides, datasets, further worked examples, a testbank for lecturers, and additional test exercises for students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989157888229,"sku":"NP9780470850794","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470850794.jpg?v=1761783029","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/essential-statistics-for-economics-business-and-management-isbn-9780470850794","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}