Statistics for Business and
Economics with Excel CD-ROM
Heinz Kohler Amherst College
Description:
Finally a statistics text
that not only does a great job covering statistical tools but also focuses on software and
the use of the internet for statistical work! Unlike most current texts which merely add
screen shots, the Kohler text has been designed around the integration of popular
statistical software and the use of the internet so that readers receive thorough
preparation with these tools. The book also provides a great deal of flexibility for
designing your course sequence through its applications approach where students will learn
when to use certain techniques and how to interpret results to help in decision making,
its modern approach giving a thorough integration of computer use, and a modular writing
style.
Benefits:
This text comes in two
versions: Microsoft Excel Enhanced and MINITAB Enhanced to allow you to cover the software
of your choice
The Excel version text
comes with an EXCEL add-in, HKSTAT, developed by the author, which consists of 54
templates to perform statistical procedures limited by Excel alone.
The MINITAB version
comes packaged with a student version of the MINITAB software.
The coverage introduces
students to ways of gathering data on the World Wide Web and importing them onto their
favorite software programs
Features major U.S.
government sites, over 100 foreign government sites, and websites of all the Year 2000
Fortune 500 list. Appropriate hyperlinks to all of these appear on the CD-ROM accompanying
the text
Chapter 2 of both the
Excel and MINITAB versions provides a detailed introduction to Excel or MINITAB
respectively, which students are expected to refer to throughout the course and beyond.
Each version
respectively features numerous self-contained Excel or Minitab examples introducing every
major feature of the respective program. The end-of-chapter Practice Problems and numerous
problems in the supplements provide additional training in Excel or Minitab.
Applications-oriented
text that stresses careful collection, effective presentation, and proper analysis.
Avoids tedious manual
calculations in favor of teaching students statistical concepts and which techniques can
be used under which circumstances and how the results can aid in their decision making.
960 pages