TY - BOOK AU - Mason, Robert Deward AU - Lind, Douglas A. AU - Marchal, William G. TI - Statistical techniques in business and economics SN - 0256263078 AV - HA29 .M268 KW - Social sciences --Statistical methods N1 - 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 ER -