Includes bibliographical references and index

Chapter One Overview of Statistics -- Chapter Two Data Collection -- Chapter Three Describing Data Visually -- Chapter Four Descriptive Statistics -- Chapter Five Probability -- Chapter Six Discrete Probability Distributions -- Chapter Seven Continuous Probability Distributions -- Chapter Eight Sampling Distributions and Estimation -- Chapter Nine One-Sample Hypothesis Tests -- Chapter Ten Two-Sample Hypothesis Tests -- Chapter Eleven Analysis of Variance -- Chapter Twelve Simple Regression -- Chapter Thirteen Multiple Regression -- Chapter Fourteen Time-Series Analysis -- Chapter Fifteen Chi-Square Tests -- Chapter Sixteen Nonparametric Tests -- Chapter Seventeen Quality Management -- Chapter Eighteen (Web) Simulation -- Appendix A Binomial Probabilities -- Appendix B Poisson Probabilities -- Appendix C-1 Standard Normal Areas -- Appendix C-2 Cumulative Standard Normal Distribution -- Appendix D Student's t Critical Values -- Appendix E Chi-Square Critical Values -- Appendix F Critical Values of F.10 -- Appendix G Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises -- Appendix H Answers to Exam Review Questions -- Appendix I Writing and Presenting Reports -- Appendix J Excel Statistical Functions Photo Credits Index

Provides real meaning to the use of statistics in real world by using real business situations and real data while appealing students to know why rather than just the how.