Business Statistics Demystified

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Sid Kemp (San Antonio, TX), is a leading expert in project management for information technology and telecommunications implementations. His company, Quality Technology and Instruction, provides a custom project management methodology to businesses, government agencies, and educational organizations. He has assisted Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in the deployment of new technology, and developing custom project management methodologies. Mr. Kemp has more than 15 years of experience in IT and telecommunications, and has authored 5 textbooks for use in courses and corporations. He has been teaching a seminar on Project Management for Information Technology for three years.

PART ONE: WHAT IS BUSINESS STATISTICS?Chapter 1: Statistics for BusinessChapter 2: What Is Statistics?Chapter 3: What is Probability?PART TWO: PREPARING A STATISTICAL REPORTChapter 4: What Is a Statistical Study?Chapter 5: Planning a Statistical StudyChapter 6: Getting the DataChapter 7: Statistics Without Numbers: Graphs and ChartsChapter 8: Common Statistical MeasuresChapter 9: A Difference That Makes a Difference: When Do Statistics Mean Something?Chapter 10: Reporting the ResultsPART THREE: STATISTICAL INFERENCE: BASIC PROCEDURESChapter 11: Estimation: Summarizing Data About One VariableChapter 12: Correlation and RegressionChapter 13: Group Differences: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Designed ExperimentsChapter 14: Nonparametric StatisticsPART FOUR: MAKING BUSINESS DECISIONSChapter 15: Creating SurveysChapter 16: ForecastingChapter 17: Quality ManagementAPPENDIX A: BASIC MATH FOR STATISTICSAPPENDIX B: ANSWERS TO QUIZZES AND EXAMSAPPENDIX C: RESOURCES FOR LEARNINGINDEX