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A Step-by-Step Introduction to Statistics for Business

Second Edition
by Richard N. Landers

Student Resources

  • Data Skill Challenges
    • Chapter 1: The Language of Statistics
    • Chapter 2: Working with Numbers and Data Display
    • Chapter 3: Central Tendency and Variability
    • Chapter 4: Probability Distributions
    • Chapter 5: Sampling Distributions
    • Chapter 6: Estimation and Confidence Intervals
    • Chapter 8: z-Tests and One-Sample t-Tests
    • Chapter 9: Paired- and Independent-Samples t-Test
    • Chapter 10: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    • Chapter 11: Chi-squared (χ2) tests of fit
    • Chapter 12: Correlation and Regression
    • Chapter 13: Matching Statistical Tests to Business Problems
  • Datasets
  • Flashcard Glossary
  • ‘Stats in the Real World’ Weblinks
    • Chapter 1: The Language of Statistics
    • Chapter 2: Working with Numbers and Data Display
    • Chapter 3: Central Tendency and Variability
    • Chapter 4: Probability Distributions
    • Chapter 5: Sampling Distributions
    • Chapter 6: Estimation and Confidence Intervals
    • Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing
    • Chapter 8: z-Tests and One-Sample t-Tests
    • Chapter 9: Paired- and Independent-Samples t-Test
    • Chapter 10: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    • Chapter 11: Chi-Squared (χ2) Tests of Fit
    • Chapter 12: Correlation and Regression
    • Chapter 13: Matching Statistical Tests to Business Problems
  • ‘Test Yourself’ Answers
    • Chapter 1: The Language of Statistics
    • Chapter 2: Working with Numbers and Data Display
    • Chapter 3: Central Tendency and Variability
    • Chapter 4: Probability Distributions
    • Chapter 5: Sampling Distributions
    • Chapter 6: Estimation and Confidence Intervals
    • Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing
    • Chapter 8: z-Tests and One-Sample t-Tests
    • Chapter 9: Paired- and Independent-Samples t-Test
    • Chapter 10: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    • Chapter 11: Chi-Squared (χ2) Tests of Fit
    • Chapter 12: Correlation and Regression
    • Chapter 13: Matching Statistical Tests to Business Problems
  • Tutorial Videos
    • Chapter 1: The Language of Statistics
    • Chapter 2: Working with Numbers and Data Display
    • Chapter 3: Central Tendency and Variability
    • Chapter 4: Probability Distributions
    • Chapter 5: Sampling Distributions
    • Chapter 6: Estimation and Confidence Intervals
    • Chapter 8: z-Tests and One-Sample t-Tests
    • Chapter 9: Paired- and Independent-Samples t-Test
    • Chapter 10: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    • Chapter 11: Chi-Squared (χ2) Tests of Fit
    • Chapter 12: Correlation and Regression
  • About the Book

Chapter 13: Matching statistical tests to business problems

‘Stats in the Real World’ Weblinks are provided from the book’s feature to enhance your learning and practical experience.

Web link 1: Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly explains how humans commonly misunderstand statistics and some dire consequences

Web link 2: Data scientist Kevin Novak describes how misinterpreting data can put you out of business

Web link 3: Economist editor Kenneth Cukier describes how the incredible and growing availability of data comes with some significant downsides

Web link 4: Data scientist Sebastian Wernicke walks us through how organizations with massive data warehouses successfully and unsuccessfully make data-based decisions

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