Statistics for Business and Economics (12th Edition)
<!--[if gte mso 9]> <xml> Normal 0 false false false </xml> <![endif]--> <p style="margin:0px;"> <b>Statistics for Business and Economics, Twelfth Edition</b>, meets today's business students with a balance of clarity and rigor, and applications incorporated from a diverse range of industries. This classic text covers a wide variety of data collection and analysis techniques with these goals in mind: developing statistical thinking, learning to assess the credibility and value of inferences made from data, and making informed business decisions.</p> <p style="margin:0px;">Â </p> The <b>Twelfth Edition</b> has been updated with <b>real, current data</b> in many of the exercises, examples, and applications. Exercises draw on actual business situations and recent economic events so that students can test their knowledge throughout the course. <b>Statistics in Action</b> case studies open each chapter with a recent, controversial, or high-profile business issue, motivating students to critically evaluate the findings and think through the statistical issues involved. A continued emphasis on <b>ethics</b> highlights the importance of ethical behavior in collecting, interpreting, and reporting on data.<!--[if gte mso 9]> <xml> </xml> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <![endif]-->