Statistics for Economics, Accounting and Business Studies, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (20 May 2024) © 2024

  • Michael Barrow University of Sussex
  • C Rashaad Shabab University of Sussex
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Title overview

A reader-friendly introduction to the exciting world of statistics for the analysts, business leaders and policymakers of tomorrow.

Statistics for Economics, Accounting, and Business Studies is a user-friendly introduction to the subject aimed at students studying economics, accountancy, finance or business.

It applies a wide variety of statistical tools and techniques to practical, real-world situations, with numerous exercises integrated throughout to help you build up your knowledge and skills.

Easy to follow and without requiring any prior knowledge of Statistics, this book will guide you through the essential principles of the field and provide a thorough analysis of statistical methods.

Table of contents

  1. Data visualisation
  2. Descriptive statistics
  3. Probability
  4. Probability distributions
  5. Estimation and confidence intervals
  6. Hypothesis testing
  7. The x2 and F distributions
  8. Correlation and regression
  9. Multiple regression
  10. Workflow, data collection and analysis
  11. Index numbers
  12. Seasonal adjustment of time-series data

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