Statistical techniques in business and economics /
Robert D. Mason
- xx, 791 p. : illus, some col. 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: What is statistics -- Describing data: Frerequency distributions and graphic presentation -- Describing data: Measures of location -- Describing data: Measures of dispersion -- A Survey of probability concepts -- Discrete probability distributions -- The Normal probability distribution -- Sampling methods and sampling distribution -- Tests of hypothesis: Large samples -- Tests of hypothesis: Small samples -- Analysis of variance -- Linear regression and correlation -- Multiple regression and correlation analysis -- Nonparametric method: Chi-square applications -- Nonparametric method: analysis of ranked data -- Statistical quality control -- Index numbers -- Time series and forecasting -- An Introduction to decision making.