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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471615188

ISBN-139780471615187

eBay Product ID (ePID)964037

Product Key Features

Number of Pages736 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIntroductory Statistics

SubjectProbability & Statistics / General, Statistics

Publication Year1991

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorRonald J. Wonnacott, Thomas H. Wonnacott

Subject AreaMathematics, Business & Economics

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight42.5 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width7.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN89-032904

Dewey Edition20

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal519.5

Table Of ContentBASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS. The Nature of Statistics. Descriptive Statistics. Probability. Probability Distributions. Two Random Variables. INFERENCE FOR MEANS AND PROPORTIONS. Sampling. Point Estimation. Confidence Intervals. Hypothesis Testing. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). REGRESSION: RELATING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES. Fitting a Line. Simple Regression. Multiple Regression. Regression Extensions. Correlation. TOPICS IN CLASSICAL AND BAYESIAN INFERENCE. Nonparametric and Robust Statistics. Chi-Square Tests. Maximum Likelihood Estimation. Bayesian Inference. Bayesian Decision Theory. Appendices. Tables. References. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems. Glossary of Common Symbols. Index of Examples and Problems. Index.

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisAn updated and revised edition of the popular introduction to statistics for students of economics or business, suitable for a one- or two-semester course. Presents an approach that is generally available only in much more advanced texts, yet uses the simplest mathematics consistent with a sound presentation., An updated and revised edition of the popular introduction to statistics for students of economics or business, suitable for a one- or two-semester course. Presents an approach that is generally available only in much more advanced texts, yet uses the simplest mathematics consistent with a sound presentation. This Fifth Edition includes a wealth of new problems and examples (many of them real-life problems drawn from the literature) to support the theoretical discussion. Emphasizes the regression model, including nonlinear and multiple regression. Topics covered include randomization to eliminate bias, exploratory data analysis, graphs, expected value in bidding, the bootstrap, path analysis, robust estimation, maximum likelihood estimation and Bayesian estimation and decisions., This is an updated and revised edition of the popular introduction to statistics for students of economics or business, suitable for a one- or two-semester course. The book presents an approach that is generally available only in much more advanced texts, yet uses the simplest mathematics consistent with a sound presentation.

LC Classification NumberQA276.12.W657 1990