Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics

Trust the market-leading ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, 7th Edition to give you a foundation in statistics and an edge in today's competitive business world. The author's signature problem-scenario approach and reader-friendly writing style combine with proven methodologies, hands-on exercises, and real-world examples to take you deep into realistic business problems and help you solve them from an intelligent, quantitative perspective. Streamlined to focus on core topics, this new edition has been updated with new case problems, applications, and self-test exercises to help you master key formulas and apply the statistical methods you learn.The text's optional, comprehensive support includes CengageNOW, the integrated online student learning and course management system that helps you make the most out of any course. Also available as an option, chapter appendices that provide in-depth coverage of popular statistical software-- Excel(R) 2013, Minitab(R) 16, and StatTools(R)--can be easily integrated with the text.