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From the renowned author team that has been writing market-leading business statistics textbooks for more than 20 years, Essentials of Modern Business Statistics, 5th edition provides a brief introduction to business statistics. The text balances a conceptual understanding of statistics with the real-world application of statistical methodology using problem-scenarios and real-world examples. Microsoft Excel 2010 is integrated throughout the text, showing step-by-step instructions and screen captures to enhance learning. Contents: Data and Statistics. Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Presentations. Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures. Introduction to Probability. Discrete Probability Distribution. Continuous Probability Distributions. Sampling and Sampling Distributions. Interval Estimation. Hypothesis Testing. Comparisons Involving Means, Experimental Design, and Analysis of Variance. Comparisons Involving Proportions and a Test of Independence. Simple Linear Regression. Multiple Regression. Time Series Analysis and Forecasting. Statistical Methods for Quality Control. Appendix A: References and Bibliography. Appendix B: Tables. Appendix C: Summation Notation. Appendix D: Self-Test Solutions and Answers to Even-Numbered Exercises. Appendix E: Microsoft Excel 2010 and Tools for Statistical Analysis