A Step-By-Step Introduction to Statistics for Business
- Richard N. Landers - University of Minnesota
A clear and concise introduction to statistics for business and management students, demonstrating how important statistics are in the business decision-making process and covering everything from conducting a survey and collecting data, to summarizing statistical data, and presenting findings.
Each chapter features a real-world business situation and accompanying dataset, the reader is then encouraged to identify the correct statistical concept in the chapter and solve the problem outlined. Offering students a chance to use the newly learned theory in a practical way.
New to the second edition:
- A “Review of Essential Mathematics” prologue, featuring tests and further links to help students refresh their knowledge of the core mathematical concepts used to calculate basic statistics.
- Updated screenshots on using IBM SPSS and Excel.
- A “Statistics in the Real World” feature included at the end of each chapter, demonstrating how statistics are applied in real-world business settings and research, accompanied by reflective questions.
- Updated case studies, examples and diagrams, illustrating key points and helping to reinforce learning.
The book is accompanied by free online resources including step-by-step video tutorials on how to use Excel and IBM SPSS, datasets and worked solutions, an Instructors’ Manual, Testbank, and PowerPoint presentation slides for lecturers.
Essential reading for business students wanting to know how to use statistics in a business setting.
Supplements
Student resources:
- Data Skill Challenges
- Datasets
- Glossary Flashcards
- ‘Stats in the Real World’ Weblinks
- ‘Test Yourself’ Answers
- Tutorial Videos
Lecturer resources:
- Instructor’s Manual
- PowerPoints slides
- Lecturer Testbank
- Test Questions and
- Figures and Tables
Richard N. Landers has written an excellent text. Put simply, A Step-by-Step Guide to Statistics for Business needs to be core reading for all students undertaking statistics as part of a Business or Management programme. Landers writes in an accessible and easy-to-follow style, which leads the reader from basic numeracy to inferential statistics.
This book is good for students who want to study statistics at the beginner's level. The only thing is when i saw the name of the book called step-by-step, i thought this book would be structured across the whole process of empirical quantitative research. It turns out that it doesn't refer to step-by-step for research design but step-by-step for using SPSS to run tests. It could be me with limited English language understanding.
IT'S A VERY GOOD BOOK FOR THE STUDENTS ON INTRODUCTORY LEVEL.
The course will be suspended to be re-introduced due to COVID. Nevertheless, it was well written and explained about the statistical concept and suggested as a reference.
I am using it for the first time, so we have only gotten to chapter 3. So far a FABULOUS book with excellent support resources!
A useful introduction for non-specialists in maths/stats. Very clear 'step by step': the title says it..!
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