Business Cases in Statistical Decision Making

Presenting business problems in a case format, this text asks students to make good business decisions based on statistical information. The authors do not focus on the "right statistical answer", but they ask the student to evaluate realistic business situations and apply statistical reasoning to solve problems. Common, real-world problems are undertaken, such as: open-ended situations, messy data and the confusion in having several possible solutions.

This text presents business problems in a case format and asks students to make good business decisions based on statistical information. The authors do not focus on the "right statistical answer," rather they ask the student to evaluate realistic business situations and apply statistical reasoning to solve problems.