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Tables of Contents for Managerial Statistics
Introduction to Managerial Statistics
2
22
An Overview of the Book
6
5
Excel versus Stand-alone Statistical Software
11
1
A Sampling of Examples
12
9
Case Study: Entertainment on a Cruise Ship22
2
Describing Data: Graphs and Tables
24
48
Frequency Tables and Histograms
31
11
Analyzing Relationships with Scatterplots
42
4
Exploring Data with Pivot Tables
51
9
Pivot Table Changes in Excel 2000
60
3
Case Study: Customer Arrivals at Bank9870
1
Case Study: Automobile Production and Purchases70
1
Case Study: Saving, Spending, and Social Climbing71
1
Describing Data: Summary Measures
72
52
Measures of Central Location
74
2
Quartiles and Percentiles
76
1
Minimum, Maximum, and Range
77
1
Measures of Variability: Variance and Standard Deviation
78
4
Obtaining Summary Measures with Add-Ins
82
5
Measures of Association: Covariance and Correlation
87
4
Describing Data Sets with Boxplots
91
4
Case Study: The Dow-Jones Averages120
2
Case Study: Other Market Indexes122
2
Getting the Right Data in Excel
124
54
Using Excel's AutoFilter
136
7
Complex Queries with the Advanced Filter
143
7
Importing External Data from Access
150
12
Creating Pivot Tables from External Data
162
3
Case Study: EduToys, Inc.176
2
Probability and Probability Distributions
178
64
Probability Essentials
181
6
Distribution of a Single Random Variable
187
4
An Introduction to Simulation
191
5
Subjective Versus Objective Probabilities
196
2
Derived Probability Distributions
198
4
Distribution of Two Random Variables: Scenario Approach
202
7
Distribution of Two Random Variables: Joint Probability Approach
209
10
Independent Random Variables
219
5
Weighted Sums of Random Variables
224
7
Case Study: Simpson's Paradox240
2
Normal, Binomial, and Poisson Distributions
242
56
The Normal Distribution
245
9
Applications of the Normal Distribution
254
12
The Binomial Distribution
266
4
Applications of the Binomial Distribution
270
12
The Poisson Distribution
282
4
Fitting a Probability Distribution to Data: BestFit
286
3
Case Study: EuroWatch Company295
1
Case Study: Cashing in on the Lottery296
2
Decision Making Under Uncertainty
298
78
Elements of a Decision Analysis
301
11
The Precision Tree Add-In
312
10
Introduction to Influence Diagrams
322
6
More Single-Stage Examples
328
10
Multistage Decision Problems
338
9
Incorporating Attitudes Toward Risk
355
8
Case Study: Jogger Shoe Company374
1
Case Study: Westhouser Paper Company374
2
Sampling and Sampling Distributions
376
46
Methods for Selecting Random Samples
379
16
An Introduction to Estimation
395
17
Case Study: Sampling from Videocassette Renters421
1
Confidence Interval Estimation
422
64
Sampling Distributions
425
4
Confidence Interval for a Mean
429
5
Confidence Interval for a Total
434
3
Confidence Interval for a Proporation
437
5
Confidence Interval for a Standard Deviation
442
4
Confidence Interval for the Difference Between Means
446
12
Confidence Interval for the Difference Between Proportions
458
8
Controlling Confidence Interval Length
466
7
Case Study: Harrigan University Admissions480
1
Case Study: Employee Retention at D & Y481
1
Case Study: Delivery Times at SnowPea Restaurant482
1
Case Study: The Bodfish Lot Cruise483
3
Concepts in Hypothesis Testing
489
6
Hypothesis Tests for a Population Mean
495
10
Hypothesis Tests for Other Parameters
505
21
Chi-Square Test for Independence
532
5
Case Study: Regression Toward the Mean542
1
Case Study: Baseball Statistics543
1
Case Study: The Wichita Anti-Drunk Driving Advertising Campaign543
3
Statistical Process Control
546
62
Basic Ideas Behind Control Charts
553
2
Control Charts for Variables
555
20
Control Charts for Attributes
575
8
Case Study: The Lamination Process at Intergalactica599
2
Case Study: Paper Production for Fornax at the Pluto Mill601
7
Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design
608
46
The Multiple Comparison Problem
625
6
More About Experimental Design
643
9
Case Study: Krentz Appraisal Services653
1
Regression Analysis: Estimating Relationships
654
68
Scatterplots: Graphing Relationships
658
9
Correlations: Indicators of Linear Relationships
667
2
Simple Linear Regression
669
10
Modeling Possibilities
685
26
Validation of the Fit
711
2
Case Study: Quantity Discounts at the FirmChair Company720
1
Case Study: Housing Price Structure in MidCity720
1
Case Study: Demand for French Bread at Howie's721
1
Case Study: Investing for Retirement721
1
Regression Analysis: Statistical Inference
722
75
The Statistical Model
725
3
Inferences About the Regression Coefficients
728
6
Include/Exclude Decisions
738
5
A Test for the Overall Fit: The ANOVA Table
748
4
Violations of Regression Assumptions
767
4
Case Study: The Artsy Corporation790
1
Case Study: Heating Oil at Dupree Fuels Company791
2
Case Study: Developing a Flexible Budget at the Gunderson Plant793
1
Case Study: Forecasting Overhead at Wagner Printers794
3
Discriminant Analysis and Logistic Regression
797
39
Discriminant Analysis
800
19
Choosing Between the Two Methods
834
1
Case Study: Understanding Cereal Brand Preferences835
1
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
836
70
Forecasting Methods: An Overview
839
4
The Random Walk Model
853
4
Autoregression Models
857
6
Regression-Based Trend Models
863
7
Exponential Smoothing
876
14
Deseasonalizing: The Ratio-to-Moving-Averages Method
890
4
Estimating Seasonality with Regression
894
5
Case Study: Arrivals at the Credit Union904
1
Case Study: Forecasting Weekly Sales at Amanta904
2
Statistical Reporting
906
20
Suggestions for Good Statistical Report Writing
908
5
Examples of Statistical Reports
913
12
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