Practical Statistics for Business: An Introduction to Business Statistics

This innovative new approach to statistics simplifies concepts for those using them in the business world. The book discusses the basics of statistics starting with an introduction to business research. It explores how and why to apply statistics to business research. The text covers all relevant descriptive statistics, normal curves and standard scores; correlation; regression; and inferential statistics. It also includes a section on validity and reliability. The book ends with a section on using statistics in a research study and testing students' ability to identify when to use each statistical test.

Ruth Ravid, PhD, is professor emerita of education at National Louis University. Her areas of interest include action research, educational assessment, and school-university collaboration. Ravid is the coauthor of several books including Action Research in Education: A Practical Guide, Second Edition (with S. E. Efron, 2020); Writing the Literature Review: A Practical Guide (with S. E. Efron, 2019); and Practical Statistics for Business: An Introduction to Business Statistics (with P. Haan, 2008). Ravid has coedited a number of books including Building and Maintaining Collaborative Communities (with J. J. Slater and R. M. Reardon, 2016); Collaboration in Education (with J. J. Slater, 2010); and The Many Faces of School University Collaboration: Characteristics of Successful Partnerships (with M. G. Handler, 2001).