Business and Economic Statistics Using Microsoft Excel - Hardcover

Black, Ken; Eldredge, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 032401726X ISBN 13: 9780324017267

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2001

Synopsis

At many schools, professors and students require that Microsoft® Excel be integrated throughout their one-term course. Thoroughly integrating the use of Excel, this concise text will serve that need. Coverage is focused on applied processes that are handled by Excel. In addition, Excel macro add-ins accompany the text on a CD-ROM packaged with new copies of the book.

About this title

About the Author

Ken Black is currently Professor of Decision Sciences in the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Houston - Clear Lake. Born in Cambridge, Massachusettes and raised in Missouri, he earned a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Graceland College, a Master's degree in math education from the University of Texas at El Paso, a Ph.D. in business administration in management science, and a Ph.D. in educational research from the University of North Texas.

Since joining the faculty in 1979, Professor Black has taught all levels of statistics courses, forecasting, management science, market research, and production/operations management. He has published fifteen journal articles and over twenty professional papers as well as two textbooks, Business Statistics: An Introductory Course and Business Statistics: Contemporary Decision Making. He has consulted with many different companies including Aetna, City of Houston, NYLCare, AT&T, Johnson Space Center, Southwest Information Resources, Connect Corporation, and Eagle Engineering.

Ken Black and his wife Carolyn have two daughters: Caycee and Wendi. His hobbies include playing the guitar, reading, coaching girls' softball, and participating in Master's track and field as a long jumper and a triple jumper.

Review

The text is generally easy to understand which for many students is the most important consideration for a text. In addition, the large number of examples given is a real asset to the students. My students often complain that the text we use does not provide an adequate number of exercises.

There is an easy flow to the presentation of text material. Since the textbook is intended to be for a shorter than two-semester course, the explanations are brief and to the point. This is clearly an advantage for instructors who intend to cover a typical statistics course in one semester, without sacrificing subjects such as regression and analysis of variance.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 032401726X
• ISBN 13: 9780324017267
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576