Business Statistics (4th Edition)

Author: David M. Levine
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This is a highly acclaimed statistics textbook widely adopted by universities abroad. The author, David M. Levine, is a renowned expert in statistics education and has written numerous statistics textbooks. This book covers almost all important applications of applied statistics in contemporary business and economics, and integrates the use of statistical software (including Excel, SPSS, Minitab) throughout the book. The abundant examples and exercises in the book make the course highly practical, and the software operation guides help students quickly master statistical software. The book also features the following:
First, it requires minimal mathematical background, making it suitable for students from non-statistics majors.
Second, most of the exercises and cases are derived from real-life scenarios. Once readers carefully examine these cases, they will be amazed at the significant role statistics plays.
Third, the book has a humanized and well-structured style. The exercises are arranged progressively and interlinked throughout the book, with page numbers added to all formula references for easy lookup. Additionally, readers can access cases online.
During adaptation, to reduce complexity and save space, two chapters less closely related to the business field—originally Chapter 11 "Chi-Square Tests" and originally Chapter 14 "Applications of Statistics in Quality and Production Management"—were removed. The original book's CD and some appendices are available on Renmin University of China's Business School Online. At the same time, the Chinese translation of the original 3rd edition is also published by our press. Readers interested in the complete picture of the original book may wish to find it for reference.
This book has been adapted by Professor Jia Junping of the School of Statistics at Renmin University of China and is highly suitable as a bilingual statistics textbook for undergraduate economics and management education in China. It can also be used for MBA and EMBA-related courses and serves as a reference book for business professionals.