Introduction to Business Statistics

Part 1 Business statistics: introduction and background. A Preview of Business Statistics. Visual Description of Data. Statistical Description of Data. Part 2 Probability. Probability - Review of Basic Concepts. Discrete Probability Distributions. Continuous Probability Distributions. Part 3 Sampling. Sampling and Sampling Distributions. Estimation from Sample Data. Part 4 Hypothesis testing. Hypothesis Tests Involving a Sample Mean or Proportion. Hypothesis Tests Involving Two Sample Means or Proportions. Analysis of Variance Tests. Chi-Square Applications. Nonparametric Methods. Part 5 Regression and correlation, time series and index numbers. Simple Linear Regression and Correlation. Multiple Regression and Correlation. Models for Time Series and Forecasting. Index Numbers. Part 6 Special topics. Total Quality Management. Decision Theory. Business and Survey Research. Ethics in Statistical Analysis and Reporting.