Updated to conform to the latest textbooks, this popular study aid emphasizes the use of statistics to study dynamic processes. It features a data analysis approach, a complete introduction to Total Quality Management and a new chapter on statistical quality control. The down-to-earth explanations and more than a thousand problems with fully explained or delayed solutions, plus a wealth of examples, make this material for introductory and intermediate business statistics courses immediately applicable.
Leonard J. Kazmier (Tempe, AZ) earned his Ph.D. at Ohio State University, and his bachelor's and master's degrees at Wayne State University, Detroit. He is author or coauthor of several books in management concepts, statistical analysis, and computer applications in business. Editions of these books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. Professor Kazmier is a charter member of the Decision Sciences Institute, in which he has held several national elective offices. His research interests have included the application of statistical methods for the study of security price changes and securities market volatility. He has taught as a member of the faculty at Wayne State University, the University of Notre Dame, and Arizona State University.