Statistics for Business and Economics, Global Edition -- MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText

Dr. Bill Carlson is professor emeritus of economics at St. Olaf College, where he taught for 31 years, serving several times as department chair and in various administrative functions, including director of academic computing. He has also held leave assignments with the U.S. government and the University of Minnesota in addition to lecturing at many different universities. In addition, he spent 10 years in private industry and contract research prior to beginning his career at St. Olaf.  Numerous research projects related to management, highway safety, and statistical education have produced more than 50 publications. Professor Carlson led several study-abroad programs, ranging from 1 to 5 months, for study in various countries around the world. He was the executive director of the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium and a regular volunteer for a number of community activities. Dr. Betty M. Thorne, author, researcher, and award-winning teacher, is a professor of statistics in the School of Business Administration at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. Dr. Thorne teaches in Stetson University's undergraduate business program in DeLand, Florida, and also in Stetson's summer program in Innsbruck, Austria; Stetson University's College of Law; Stetson University's Executive MBA program; and Stetson University's Executive Passport program.  Dr. Thorne has co-authored statistics textbooks which have been translated into several languages and adopted by universities, nationally and internationally. Dr. Thorne, whose research has been published in various refereed journals, is a member of the American Statistical Association, the Decision Science Institute, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, and the Academy of International Business.

Chapter 1: Describing Data: Graphical
Chapter 2: Describing Data: Numerical
Chapter 3: Probability
Chapter 4: Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions
Chapter 5: Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions
Chapter 6: Sampling and Sampling Distributions
Chapter 7: Estimation: Single Population
Chapter 8: Estimation: Additional Topics
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing: Single Population
Chapter 10: Hypothesis Testing: Additional Topics
Chapter 11: Simple Regression
Chapter 12: Multiple Regression
Chapter 13: Additional Topics in Regression Analysis
Chapter 14: Analysis of Categorical Data
Chapter 15: Analysis of Variance
Chapter 16: Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting
Chapter 17: Additional Topics in Sampling