| Title : | Statistics for economics, accounting, and business studies | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Michael Barrow, Author | | Edition statement: | 4th ed. | | Publisher: | Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall | | Publication Date: | 2006 | | Pagination: | xiv, 398 p. | | Layout: | ill (b & w) | | Size: | 25 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-273-68308-7 | | Class number: | 519.502433 | | Abstract: | This fourth edition of Statistics for Economics, Accounting and Business Studies is written to provide a clear and concise introduction to a range of statistical concepts and techniques. Throughout the text the author highlights how and why these techniques can be used to solve real-life problems, ensuring that the material is relevant to the experience of the student.This is a core text for introductory courses in statistics at undergraduate and MBA level. The book will be particularly suitable for economics and accounting students and will also appeal to those taking courses in business studies. | | Contents note: | Preface to the fourth edition; Introduction; 1 Descriptive statistics; 2 Probability; 3 Probability distributions; 4 Estimation and confidence intervals; 5 Hypothesis testing; 6 x2 and F distributions; 7 Correlation and regression; 8 Multiple regression; 9 Data collection and sampling methods; 10 Index numbers; Important formulae used in this book; Appendix: Tables; Answers to problems; Index. |
Statistics for economics, accounting, and business studies [printed text] / Michael Barrow, Author . - 4th ed. . - Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2006 . - xiv, 398 p. : ill (b & w) ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-273-68308-7 | Class number: | 519.502433 | | Abstract: | This fourth edition of Statistics for Economics, Accounting and Business Studies is written to provide a clear and concise introduction to a range of statistical concepts and techniques. Throughout the text the author highlights how and why these techniques can be used to solve real-life problems, ensuring that the material is relevant to the experience of the student.This is a core text for introductory courses in statistics at undergraduate and MBA level. The book will be particularly suitable for economics and accounting students and will also appeal to those taking courses in business studies. | | Contents note: | Preface to the fourth edition; Introduction; 1 Descriptive statistics; 2 Probability; 3 Probability distributions; 4 Estimation and confidence intervals; 5 Hypothesis testing; 6 x2 and F distributions; 7 Correlation and regression; 8 Multiple regression; 9 Data collection and sampling methods; 10 Index numbers; Important formulae used in this book; Appendix: Tables; Answers to problems; Index. |
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