Principles of Statistics

Author: Zheng Guo
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This is a fundamental course required for all majors in economics and management, combining theoretical depth with practical application. The book aims to minimize disciplinary specificity while emphasizing practicality, using clear and accessible language to focus on solving "what to do" and "how to do" problems. Through this course, students can gain a preliminary understanding of the processes and methods of statistical design, data collection, data organization, and statistical analysis. The book consists of 9 chapters, covering topics such as general principles, statistical surveys, data organization, total and relative indicators, average and variation indicators, time series, statistical indices, sampling inference, and correlation and regression analysis. Each chapter begins with a content summary and concludes with practical examples, review questions, and exercises. This book can serve as a textbook for statistics principles courses in economics and management disciplines at vocational colleges, higher vocational colleges, adult colleges, undergraduate universities, secondary vocational colleges, and private universities. It is also suitable for employees in enterprises and institutions seeking to learn statistical knowledge.