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Even You Can Learn Statistics, Second Edition is the easiest guide to using statistics in your everyday work or study. Experienced educators David Levine and David Stephan teach statistics hands-on, in plain English, with as little math and as many revealing examples as possible. Levine and Stephan define each concept and technique in plain English, and then explain why it's important, when it's used, and how you can apply it yourself. This second edition is fully updated. Along the way, Levine and Stephan also help you overcome common misconceptions about statistics, so you can use any statistical method more confidently and successfully.
In this classic book, long-time CEO Robert Follett shows you exactly how to "keep score" in business by reading and interpreting company financials. Step by step, Follett helps you capture crucial insights buried in balance sheets, income statements, and other key financial reports. Follett shows how to apply core tools for analyzing financial reports and investment opportunities, and demystifies key accounting terms every manager and investor needs to know. This book won't turn you into an accountant, but it will enable you to work confidently with accountants, auditors, financial analysts, budget directors, controllers, treasurers, bankers, and brokers—and make more informed business decisions every single day. Thoroughly updated for current financial practices, How to Keep Score in Business, Second Edition covers all this, and much more.
Even You Can Learn Statistics
Acknowledgments. . . . . viii
About the Authors . . . . . ix
Introduction The Even You Can Learn Statistics Owners Manual. . . . xi
Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Statistics . . . . . 1
Chapter 2 Presenting Data in Charts and Tables. . . . . 19
Chapter 3 Descriptive Statistics . . . . 43
Chapter 4 Probability . . . . . . 71
Chapter 5 Probability Distributions . . . . 83
Chapter 6 Sampling Distributions and Confidence Intervals . . . . 119
Chapter 7 Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing . . . 141
Chapter 8 Hypothesis Testing: Z and t Tests . . . . 153
Chapter 9 Hypothesis Testing: Chi-Square Tests and the One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). . . . . .179
Chapter 10 Simple Linear Regression . . . . . ..207
Chapter 11 Multiple Regression . . . . . ..245
Chapter 12 Quality and Six Sigma Applications of Statistics . . . . 265
Appendix A Calculator and Spreadsheet Operation and Configuration . . . . ..295
Appendix B Review of Arithmetic and Algebra . . . . .301
Appendix C Statistical Tables . . . 311
Appendix D Spreadsheet Tips. . . . . . ..339
Appendix E Advanced Techniques. . . . . . 347
Appendix F Documentation for Downloadable Files . . . . 353
Glossary . . . . ..359
Index . . . . .367
How To Keep Score in Business
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Glossary of Key Financial Accounting Terms 9
Chapter 3 The Balance Sheet 31
Chapter 4 More Balance Sheet 47
Chapter 5 Still More Balance Sheet 63
Chapter 6 The Income Statement 75
Chapter 7 Return on Investment (ROI) 99
Chapter 8 Changes in Financial Position 117
Chapter 9 Cash Flow Budget 123
Chapter 10 Other Analysis Ratios and Tools 131
Chapter 11 A Summary of What You Have Learned 139
Appendix A Acme Widget Company 153
Appendix B Present Value Tables 169