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Author:   Ken Black (University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.40cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 28.60cm
Weight:   1.814kg
ISBN:  

9780470409015

ISBN 10:   0470409010
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   01 December 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780470931462
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Unit I: Introduction. 1 Introduction to Statistics. 2 Charts and Graphs. 3 Descriptive Statistics. 4 Probability. Unit II: Distributions and Sampling. 5 Discrete Distributions. 6 Continuous Distributions. 7 Sampling and Sampling Distributions. Unit III: Making Inferences About Population Parameters. 8 Statistical Inference: Estimation for Single Populations. 9 Statistical Inference: Hypothesis Testing for Single Populations. 10 Statistical Inferences About Two Populations. 11 Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments. Unit IV: regression Analysis and Forecasting. 12 Simple Regression Analysis and Correlation. 13 Multiple Regression Analysis. 14 Building Multiple Regression Models. 15 Time-Series Forecasting and Index Numbers. Unit V: Nonparametric Statistics and Quality. 16 Analysis of Categorical Data. 17 Nonparametric Statistics. 18 Statistical Quality Control. Appendices. A Tables. B Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Quantitative Problems. Glossary. Index.

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Ken Black is currently professor of decision sciences in the School of Business at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and raised in Missouri, he earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Graceland University, a master's degree in math education from the University of Texas at El Paso, a Ph.D. in business administration in management science, and a Ph.D. in educational research from the University of North Texas. Since joining the faculty of UHCL in 1979, Professor Black has taught all levels of statistics courses, forecasting, management science, market research, and production/operations management. In 2005, he was awarded the President's Distinguished teaching Award for the university. He has published over 20 journal articles and 20 professional papers, as well as two textbooks: Business Statistics: An Introductory Course and business Statistics for contemporary Decision Making. black has consulted for many different companies, including Aetna, the city of Houston, NYLCare, AT&T, Johnson Space center, Southwest Information Resources, Connect Corporation, and Eagle Engineering. Ken Black and his wife, Carolyn, have two daughters, Caycee and Wendi, His hobbies include playing the guitar, reading, traveling, and running.

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