Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics

by Douglas Lind

Lind's "Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics" is a best-seller due to its comprehensive coverage of statistical concepts and methods delivered in a student-friendly, step-by-step format. The text is non-threatening and presents concepts clearly and succinctly. All statistical concepts are illustrated with solved applied examples immediately upon introduction.

1. What Is Statistics? 2. Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions, and Graphic; Presentation; 3. Describing Data: Numerical Measures; 4. Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data; 5. A Survey of Probability Concepts; 6. Discrete Probability Distributions; 7. Continuous Probability Distributions; 8. Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem; 9. Estimation and Confidence Intervals; 10. One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis; 11. Two-Sample Tests of Hypothesis; 12. Analysis of Variance; 13. Linear Regression and Correlation; 14. Multiple Regressions and Correlation Analysis; 15. Index Numbers; 16. Time Series and Forecasting; 17. Nonparametric Methods: Chi-Square Applications; 18. Nonparametric Methods: Analysis of Ranked Data; 19. Statistical Process Control and Quality Management; 20. An Introduction to Decision Theory on CD; Appendixes, Tables, Data Sets, Solutions