Statistics for Business and Economics

by James T. McClave

For courses in Introductory Business Statistics.
Real Data. Real Decisions. Real Business. Now in its Thirteenth Edition , Statistics for Business and Economics introduces statistics in the context of contemporary business. Emphasizing statistical literacy in thinking, the text applies its concepts with real data and uses technology to develop a deeper conceptual understanding. Examples, activities, and case studies foster active learning while emphasizing intuitive concepts of probability and teaching readers to make informed business decisions. The Thirteenth Edition continues to highlight the importance of ethical behavior in collecting, interpreting, and reporting on data, while also providing a wealth of new and updated exercises and case studies.
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0134763742 / 9780134763743 Statistics for Business and Economics Plus MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText -- Title-Specific Access Card Package, 13/e Package consists

Genres: Textbooks, Business, Mathematics, Reference, Economics

888 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not a data scientist or statistician but have had to study and apply statistical thinking and methods in four academic programs and, occasionally, during my IT career. Over all, I have 6 undergrad and 17 graduate hours of statistics and probability courses--enough to have been a masters degree if they'd been in one program. Despite that, numerate thinking is not natural to me and I have to look up which methods and tests are relevant for each data-related situation, how to apply them, and what their results mean. Having a well-organized, comprehensive, exhaustively tagged (by me) reference saved me untold hours in both academic and applied settings. I doubt I will need it now, in my post-IT life, but this book has become my statistical go-to resource so I will hang onto it. If nothing more, it will make an excellent doorstop, paperweight, or--in a pinch--blunt-force weapon.

[Ran Li · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is quite old but classy.
As a text book for business statistics, I think it is very clear.
If I have to criticize it for something, I think it is too simple and shallow for sophisticated scholars.

[Renominki minki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I developed a keen interest in this book when assisting a learner with a task in mathematics of Finance. Of course maths in finance is all about the application of statistics, especially when dealing data's probability distributions and random variables. The book is well-written. The researcher shows his proficiency in statistics. His mastery of theories and application of statistics in economics was instrumental in enabling offer the best statistics homework help. It was also vital in boosting my knowledge of key statistical principles and applications. I will rate it 4 stars because I believe there are some gaps in elaborations and exemplifications. But it is a very crucial book.

[Mustafa ONAL · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not for beginners. Too complex.

[Gen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it so I could help my friend with his statistics course (I had last took mine in 2009/2010?) and I needed a refresher for a few topics before I could break it down. It was a pretty decent book, though the one I used for undergrad was slightly better (maybe because my professor wrote the book so it clicked in combination with his lectures).

[rach · Rating 3 out of 5]

This textbook made it super easy for me to grasp the concepts! This was my third statistics class that I’ve taken, but it had been six years since my last class.

Unfortunately, the last two regression chapters lost me and made me want to curl into a ball and cry.

3 stars simply because it’s a textbook 😂

[Brooke Ybarra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first excuse for not having read anything more interesting recently.

[Jacqueline Seaman · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not at all for beginners in statistics. Very complex.