Principles of Statistics

Author: Zhou Gairong
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book is a key textbook supported by the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission. It is compiled based on the teaching syllabus for core courses in finance and economics majors issued by the former State Education Commission. The book consists of nine chapters, covering basic concepts and categories of statistics, as well as the fundamental principles and methods of descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include the collection and organization of statistical data, statistical distributions and numerical characteristics of statistical data, the principles and methods of statistical estimation and hypothesis testing, statistical analysis methods for variable relationships, time series, and statistical indexes. Each chapter is accompanied by corresponding exercises. The appendix provides explanations for common statistical terms, tables of frequently used statistical values, and answers to exercises. Finally, there is a bibliography and a glossary of terms. On one hand, the book retains the basic content of "Principles of Social and Economic Statistics," while also systematically enriching the content of inferential statistics. It strives for consistency in narrative style, terminology, and mathematical symbols. This book serves as the textbook for the core undergraduate course in statistics for economics and business management majors in higher education institutions. It can also be used as a teaching reference for graduate students in related fields, as well as for economic professionals and administrative personnel at various levels.