Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics (Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences)

The collaborative efforts of Douglas Lind, William Marchal, and Samuel Wathen provide college and university students with market leading resource in their textbook Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics (Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences), ISBN 9780073401805. This text boasts an all-inclusive, easy-to-understand presentation of fundamental statistical principles and strategies. Clear and concise coverage is combined with a user-friendly writing style as well as business-centered examples relatable to students in their current situation. Various effective features are included in this text such as self reviews, cumulative exercises, as well as coverage of software applications such as Excel, Minitab, and MegaStat for Excel. The leading expert on this team of writers is that of Douglas Lind. Receiving his doctorate from the University of Toledo, he currently serves as an adjunct professor at Coastal Carolina University. Lind has over 25 years of college teaching experience including statistics course instruction as the introductory, intermediate, and advanced undergraduate level, as well as graduate courses in statistics and research methods. He has also served as consultant for several businesses including Ford Motor Company, Key Bank, National City Bank, and the former Sheller Globe. Lind is also a member of The American Statistical Association, Decision Sciences, and The Textbook Author's Association. The second contributor to the efforts on Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics (Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences) is William Marchal. He received his D.Sc. in Operations Research from George Washington University. Marchal is currently serving as Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at The University of Toledo College of Business Administration and has held visiting appointments at The University of Michigan and George Mason University. He has also worked at the Executive Office of the District of Columbia government, the George Washington University Institute for Management Science, and the U.S. Army Chemical Research & Development Center. The third member of this expert team is Samuel Wathen, a Professor in the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration at Coastal Carolina University. Receiving his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota, Wathen has published several articles in the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, National Productivity Review, International Journal of Service Industry Management, and the Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counseling Today.