Business Statistics ( With CD)

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The book presents a modern introduction to statistical methods and data analysis for students pursuing courses in business administration, commerce and economics, both at the under-graduate and post graduate levels. Key Features A new chapter on "Collection of data" -Collection of data is an activity that gives rise to several other functions of statistics. Proper collection of necessary data is a prerequisite of statistical study and analysis. Hence, this new chapter in the book devoted exclusively to collection of data Balanced coverage of descriptive and inferential statistics A good number of examples based on real-life business situations Lucid exposition of various techniques used in analysis of data A write-up on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Table Of contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Collection of Data Chapter 3. Tabulation of Collected Data Chapter 4. Graphic Presentation of Data Chapter 5. Diagrammatic Presentation of Data Chapter 6. Measures of Central Tendency Chapter 7. Measures of Dispersion Chapter 8. Skewness, Moments and Kurtosis Chapter 9. Probability Chapter 10. Probability Distribution Chapter 11. Sampling and Sampling Distributions Chapter 12. Estimation Chapter 13. Testing Hypotheses Chapter 14. Chi-square Distribution Chapter 15. Analysis of Variance Chapter 16. Regression Analysis Chapter 17. Correlation Chapter 18. Multiple Regression and Correlation Analysis Chapter 19. Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Chapter 20. Nonparametric Tests Chapter 21. Index Numbers Chapter 22. Decision theory Chapter 23. Quality Control Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Appendix Answers to Chapter-end questions Bibliography Index