Understanding Business - Statistics Made Easy,9780748770809

Understanding Business - Statistics Made Easy

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ISBN13: 9780748770809
ISBN10: 0748770801
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-10-01
Publisher(s): Nelson Thornes
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Summary

Presents a concise introduction to a range of statistical concepts and techniques, enabling students to gain a complete understanding of the subject in relation to the wider subject of Business Studies. Explores the data collection and analysis required to evaluate the reported results of statistical studies, using an accessible approach. A friendly character 'Dr Proctor' acts as a vehicle for enlightening students with simple principles, diagrams and concepts, bringing the subject to life.

Table of Contents

Introduction v
How to Use This Book vi
Organising, Presenting and Interpreting Statistical Data
Defining Statistics
2(2)
Organising, Presenting and Interpreting Information
4(1)
Tables and Frequency Distributions
5(3)
Pictograms
8(1)
Bar Charts
9(1)
Pie Charts
10(1)
Line Graphs
11(2)
Scatter Graphs
13(2)
Gantt Charts
15(2)
Histograms
17(2)
Frequency Polygons
19(5)
Questions
20(4)
Averages and Dispersion
The Mean
24(2)
The Median
26(1)
The Mode
27(1)
The Range
28(2)
Quartiles and the Interquartile Range
30(2)
The Standard Deviation
32(6)
Questions
34(4)
Probability
The Probability of Events Occurring
38(3)
The Probability of Combinations of Events Occurring
41(2)
Expected Values
43(1)
Decision Trees
44(5)
The Normal Distribution
49(4)
Sampling
53(5)
Questions
55(3)
Relationships Between Variables
Scatter Graphs
58(2)
Correlation
60(3)
Regression
63(1)
Forecasting
64(6)
Questions
66(4)
Time Series
Underlying Trends
70(4)
Seasonal Variations
74(4)
Seasonally Adjusted Figures
78(2)
Forecasting Future Figures
80(1)
Cyclical and Random Variation
81(3)
Questions
82(2)
Indices
Simple Index Numbers
84(3)
Complex Index Numbers
87(2)
Important Published Indices
89(4)
Questions
91(2)
Answers 93(8)
Glossary 101(2)
Index 103

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