Personalized learning with MyStatLab(tm) : The accompanying MyStatLab online course provides users with countless opportunities to practice, plus resources and tools specific to statistics that enhance their experience and comprehension. StatCrunch® instructions and displays (Pearson''s powerful online statistical software) are now integrated into the text as well as the MyStatLab course. A variety of relevant and modern videos are available through MyStatLab. Technology Tutorial videos walk students through using key technologies packages that are covered in the book. New and updated Chapter Review videos cover important definitions, procedures and concepts from each section by working through examples and exercises from the textbook. This is an excellent resource for students who have missed class or simply wish to review a topic, and for students enrolled in distance learning, individual study, or self-paced learning programs. Business Insight Videos : 10 engaging videos show managers at top companies using statistics in their everyday work. Assignable question encourage discussion.
New StatTalk Videos explain the concepts of statistics in a friendly, easy-to-understand way, and can be enjoyed by students of all levels. Grounded in modern business , this text provides a real-world context for statistical concepts, preparing students to be successful in the business world. The authors'' unique blend of teaching, consulting, and entrepreneurial experiences , along with the casual writing style, which is often infused with humor, add to the text''s appeal to today''s students. NEW! Increased focus on core material. Discussions have been tightened to get students into the material as quickly as possible, focusing increasingly n the central ideas and core material. Real data in hundreds of examples, exercises, and applications tie the concepts to the way statistics is used to make better business decisions. Motivating chapter opening vignettes : scenarios using real data to present a statistical issue in a managerial setting from a well-known company in such areas as marketing, finance, and economics Brief Cases at the end of each chapter-using real data and asking students to investigate a question or make a business decision. Case Studies at the end of each part-more in-depth than the brief Cases NEW! Updated examples reflect the changing world and the marked changes in the U.
S. and world economies. The emphasis on better statistical thinking trains students to apply statistics correctly. A focus on checking assumptions and conditions when using statistical procedures is emphasized throughout the text and the examples. Ethics in Action vignettes illustrate the judgment needed in statistical analysis. Questions are included for study and reflection. NEW! More than half of the Ethics in Action features are updated . Ethically and statistically sound alternative approaches and a link to the American Statistical Association''s Ethical Guidelines are now presented in the Instructor''s Solutions Manual, making the Ethics features suitable for assignment or class discussion.
What Can Go Wrong? sections prepare students with the tools they need to detect common statistical errors and offer practice in debunking misuses of statistics. Practice and support : Study tools throughout the text prepare students to analyze and interpret data. Plan/Do/Report Guided Examples provide a model to help students approach and solve any business statistics problem. Reports are frequently presented in the form of a business memo, helping students become familiar with framing and communicating results in a business setting. Helpful Margin Notes include By Hand boxes break apart the calculation of some of the simpler formulas, Notation Alerts thatcall out special notations, and Math Boxes present the mathematical underpinnings of the statistical methods and concepts. Just Checking questions ask students to stop and think about what they''ve just read. These questions involve little to no calculation, and answers are provided at the end of the chapter so students can check their work. What Have We Learned? chapter summaries provide an overview of the chapter''s concepts through annotated learning objectives and a list of boldface (new) terms and their definitions.
Exercises are included within each chapter and progress in difficulty and complexity. Integrated technology : Optional coverage helps students use real statistics software NEW! Enhanced Technology Help with expanded Excel® 2013 coverage. We''ve updated Technology Help and added detailed instructions for Excel 2013 to almost every chapter. Increased coverage of Excel includes screenshots and, in Technology Help sections, guidance for using Excel 2010 to demonstrate how to use Excel to perform statistical analysis. Technology Help sections have been updated to reflect the latest technology releases. Technology Help now includes step-by-step guidance for XLSTAT(tm) for Pearson, an Excel add-in offered (bundled) with the textbook. XLSTAT(tm) for Pearson is an Excel add-in that enhances the analytical capabilities of Excel. Developed in 1993, XLSTAT is used by leading businesses and universities around the world.
XLSTAT is compatible with all Excel versions (except Mac 2008) and is compatible with both Windows® and Mac® systems. NEW! Improved organization and a streamlined design make the text more accessible than ever. While retaining the text''s successful "data first" presentation of topics, the authors have improved the way the book is organized. Chapters 1--4 are streamlined to cover collecting, displaying, summarizing, and understanding data in four chapters, giving students a solid foundation to launch their study of probability and statistics. Chapters 5--9 introduce students to randomness and probability, and then apply these new concepts to sampling as a gateway to the core material on statistical inference. Discussion of probability tees and Bayes'' rule is now in these chapters. Chapters 10--14 cover inference for both proportions and means. Chapters 15--19 cover regression-based models for decision making.
Chapters 20--25 discuss special topics that can be selected according to the needs of the course and the instructor''s preferences.