Douglas A. Lind,
Coastal Carolina University William G. Marchal,
University of Toledo Samuel A. Wathen,
Coastal Carolina University
ISBN: 0073521426 Copyright year: 2008
Feature Summary
Visual Statistics, a statistical software tool to analyze data, is included free on the Student CD-ROM. Students will benefit from the ability to illustrate the effects of manipulating statistical data for better interpretation of concepts.
MegaStat for Excel version 10.1 by Orris for Excel 2007 is included on the Student CDRom. MegaStat includes routines for all concepts in the text, has new continuous distribution functions with graphing, and other enhancements. User friendly utilities along with powerful analytic capability have made MegaStat the most popular Excel add-in available.
Excel, MegaStat for Excel, and Minitab "screencam tutorials" provide students with a personal walkthrough with voice over showing how to use these programs for doing statistics. Students can run these with literally one click and have a complete tutorial for review, and they can fast forward at any time. In essence, students have the equivalent of a personal tutor available to use at any time. The kinds of questions about 'how do I do XYZ?' that professors, lab assistants, or tutors have to answer are answered.
Statistics in Action boxes (about 2 per chapter) provide additional short yet enriching readings on business and economics as well as the history and development of the field.
Web exercises related to companies, markets, government organizations, and university data sets enhance students’ facility and with and use of data. Instructors and students will find these web exercises and data sets useful because they allow the student to experiment with real world examples, and apply their statistical knowledge in up-to-date applications. They also afford students to gain more comfort and familiarity with the vast resources available on the web.
A Pronunciation Key listing the math symbol, its meaning, and how to pronounce it follows at the end of chapter. This helps students gain confidence in the language of statistics and retain the meaning of the symbol. (It also helps a student understand the professor's lectures when new symbols, etc. are introduced).
Basic Statistics for Business and Economics provides a short and understandable, step by step approach. Based on the more complete Statistical Techniques for Business and Economics, Basic has the same style and content coverage, just in a shorter package without some of the optional chapters. It covers what most courses do- but nothing else.
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