Statistics for Business and Economics

The terrific writing trio of David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, and Thomas A. Williams join forces and put their individual expertise to work, bringing college and university students a trusted resource available for purchase or rental in their textbook Statistics for Business and Economics, ISBN 9780324783247. This best-selling book introduces students to the fundamental statistical practices through the integration of an effective applications backdrop. Statistical results are presented in a clear manner to provide users with insight into how business decisions and current solutions to modern business issues are tackled. David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, and Thomas A. Williams offer a myriad of effective teaching tools and text features to benefit users including over 350 real business examples and relatable exercises, with 150 of those being new to this edition. Various topics and programs are discussed in this text including the latest versions of MiniTab 15 and Excel 2007, along with StatTools and other leading Excel 2007 statistical add-ins presented in chapter appendices. The leading expert behind the efforts on Statistics for Business and Economics is that of David R. Anderson. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University and currently serves as Professor of Quantitative Analysis in the College of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati. Anderson has also has served as Head of the Department of Quantitative Analysis and Operations Management and as the Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration as well as the coordinator of the College's first Executive Program.