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MANAGERIAL STATISTICS presents core statistical methods in a modern, unified spreadsheet-oriented approach with a focus on applications to business. This text illustrates, in a very hands-on, example-based approach, a variety of statistical methods to help students analyze data sets and uncover important information to aid decision making. This application focus, together with Excel spreadsheet add-ins, provides a complete learning resource for students.
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A text/CD-ROM package taking an example-driven, spread-sheet-based approach, with concepts developed through realistic examples and illustrated in spreadsheet applications. Emphasis is on analysis of data and interpretation of important business information on which to base business decisions. Unique content not found in standard texts includes coverage of pivot tables, simulation, and fitting probability distributions to historical data. Material is based entirely on the spreadsheet package Microsoft Excel. The CD-ROM contains Excel add- ins, Excel files, data files for problems, and an Excel tutorial. The author teaches at Indiana University's school of business. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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