Business Statistics: Communicating with Numbers

2 ed
ISBN: 978-1-259-25106-1
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 864 Seiten, Format (B × H): 277 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 1858 g

Overview: The second edition of Business Statistics: Communicating with Numbers provides a unique, innovative, and engaging learning experience for students studying Business Statistics. It is an intellectually stimulating, practical, and visually attractive textbook, from which students can learn and instructors can teach. Throughout the book, the authors have presented the material in an accessible way by using timely business applications to which students can relate. Although the text is application-oriented, it is also mathematically sound and uses notation that is generally accepted for the topic being covered.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jaggia, Sanjiv

Kelly, Alison

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I IntroductionChapter 1 Statistics and DataPart II Descriptive StatisticsChapter 2 Tabular and Graphical MethodsChapter 3 Numerical Descriptive MeasuresPart III Probability ConceptsChapter 4 Basic Probability ConceptsChapter 5 Discrete Probability DistributionsChapter 6 Continuous Probability DistributionsPart IV Basic InferenceChapter 7 Sampling and Sampling DistributionsChapter 8 Interval EstimationChapter 9 Hypothesis TestingChapter 10 Statistical Inference Concerning Two PopulationsChapter 11 Statistical Inference Concerning VariancePart V Advanced InferenceChapter 12 Chi-Square TestsChapter 13 Analysis of VarianceChapter 14 Regression AnalysisChapter 15 Inference with Regression ModelsChapter 16 Regression Models for Nonlinear RelationshipsChapter 17 Regression Models with Dummy VariablesPart VI Supplementary TopicsChapter 18 Time Series and ForecastingChapter 19 Returns, Index Numbers and InflationChapter 20 Nonparametric TestsPart VII AppendicesAppendix A Statistical TablesAppendix B Solutions to Even-Numbered ExercisesAppendix C Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Jaggia, Sanjiv
Sanjiv Jaggia is a professor of economics and finance at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Dr. Jaggia holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFAï¿). He enjoys research in statistics and econometrics applied to a wide range of business disciplines. Dr. Jaggia has published several papers in leading academic journals and has co-authored two successful textbooks in business statistics. His ability to communicate in the classroom has been acknowledged by several teaching awards. Dr. Jaggia resides in San Luis Obispo with his wife and daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, hiking, and listening to a wide range of music.

Kelly, Alison
Alison Kelly is a professor of economics at Suffolk University in Boston. Dr. Kelly holds a Ph.D. from Boston College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFAï¿). Dr. Kelly has published in a wide variety of academic journals and has co-authored two successful textbooks in business statistics. Her courses in applied statistics and econometrics are well received by students as well as working professionals. Dr. Kelly resides in Hamilton, Massachusetts, with her husband, daughter, and son. In her spare time, she enjoys exercising and gardening.

Sanjiv Jaggia is the associate dean of graduate programs and a professor of economics and finance at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. After earning a Ph.D. from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1990, Dr. Jaggia spent17 years at Suffolk University, Boston. In 2003, he became a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®). Dr. Jaggia’s research interests include empirical finance, statistics, and econometrics. He has published extensively in research journals, including the Journal of Empirical Finance, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, and Journal of Econometrics. Dr. Jaggia’s ability to communicate in the classroom has been acknowledged by several teaching awards. In 2007, he traded one coast for the other and now lives in San Luis Obispo, California, with his wife and daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, hiking, and listening to a wide range of music.Alison Kelly is a professor of economics at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her B.A. degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts; her M.A. degree from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles; and her Ph.D. from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Kelly has published in journals such as the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Macroeconomics, Review of Income and Wealth, Applied Financial Economics, and Contemporary Economic Policy. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and regularly teaches review courses in quantitative methods to candidates preparing to take the CFA exam. Dr. Kelly has also served as a consultant for a number of companies; her most recent work focuses on how large financial institutions satisfy requirements mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. She resides in Hamilton, Massachusetts, with her husband and two children.