Statistics

Author: Jia Junping (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is a learning guide companion to "Statistics" (compiled by Jia Junping, part of the 21st Century Core Curriculum Series for Economics and Management). It primarily includes sections such as Summary of Content and Learning Objectives, Thought-Provoking Questions, Example Analysis, Exercises, and Reference Answers for Exercises. The Summary of Content and Learning Objectives section provides a concise overview of the chapter's structure and basic learning requirements. The Thought-Provoking Questions section presents and answers the key questions for the chapter. The Example Analysis section selects representative calculation and analysis problems from the chapter and provides corresponding solutions. The Exercises section includes fill-in-the-blank questions, multiple-choice questions, and calculation and analysis problems. The final section offers reference answers to the exercises. This book is designed as an introductory statistics reader for students majoring in economics and management at universities, aiming to equip them with fundamental statistical methods and techniques for handling data. For those unfamiliar with statistics, misconceptions may arise—for instance, immediately associating statistics with statistical work, which is an incomplete and, more accurately, incorrect understanding. The readers targeted by this book may have no prior exposure to statistics. Our goal is to help them develop a correct understanding of statistics, enabling them to apply the learned methods for basic statistical processing and analysis. This book can serve as a student textbook or a reference for instructors. Due to the urgency of its preparation, errors and shortcomings are inevitable. We sincerely hope readers will provide valuable feedback.