Statistics for Managers Using Excel
ISBN: 9781936420193
Pub Date: November 2013
Specs: 7 x 9 Hard Cover with DVD
Pages: 800
Price: $69.95
Designed for business professionals, Excel users (including Excel 2010), or for a course in fundamental statistics with business applications, this book is for those who need to use the Data Analysis toolset for doing statistically-based business analysis. It de-emphasizes the underlying mathematical concepts and emphasizes how to interpret the results that Excel provides. The book covers topics such as data charting, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and more. It includes a companion CD-ROM with statistical tables, charts, data files, etc. Numerous instructors’ resources are available upon adoption.
Brief Table of Contents: 1 What Type of Data Is This? 2 Describing Your Data (Descriptive Statistics). 3 Measuring Association (Correlation). 4 Probability. 5 Probability Distributions. 6 Hypothesis Testing with One Sample. 7 Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples. 8 Hypothesis Testing with > 2 Samples. 9 Regression and the General Linear Model. 10 Hypothesis Testing with More than 2 Variables.
Jon Weimer holds a PhD from Texas Tech, was a user interface designer for AT&T and General Motors, and has been teaching accelerated business students, military personnel, and adult learners for 20 years. He is the author of several books including 3ds Max Modeling: Bots, Mechs, and Droids (Jones and Bartlett Learning).
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF BOOK:
Designed for business professionals, Excel users, or for a course in fundamental statistics with business applications, this book is for those who need to use the Data Analysis toolset for doing statistically-based business analysis. It de-emphasizes the underlying mathematical concepts and emphasizes how to interpret the results that Excel provides. A companion CD-ROM with statistical tables, data files, etc. is included and numerous instructors’ resources are available upon adoption.