Business Statistics Books for College & University Students
1. Business Statistics (Barron's Business Review Series) by Douglas, Ph.D. Downing, Jeffrey, Ph.D. Clark, Jeff Clark, Paperback: 480 pages, Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
This is appropriate for the two-term business law course. The cases in the 12th edition are excerpted and edited by the authors. The syntax is not altered, therefore retaining the language of the courts. As in the 11th edition, the 12th edition includes a mix of actual and hypothetical cases. The title has been changed to reflect a new focus of the book, the global and Internet environment. Business Law: The Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environment, 12e includes new pedagogy such as opening vignettes and new-boxed features such as "Ethics in Action" and "Cyberlaw in Action." This combined with case briefs and concept reviews, along with some reorganization of the text results in a more complete, relevant and user-friendly text.
2. Business Statistics : For Contemporary Decision Making by Ken Black, Hardcover: 864 pages, Publisher: Wiley
The text is not written for those students who will become statisticians; it is written for future decision makers in business. The focus and goal is to make students better quantitative decision makers. The concepts of statistics are presented in the setting of business decision making through the use of many real world examples, real business data and applications. Student Study Guide: Designed to be used alongside the text book, this invaluable step-by-step study guide walks students through the text as they read it and work problems while supporting the decision making approach.
3. Quantitative Analysis for Management and Student CD-ROM, Eighth Edition by Barry Render, Ralph M. Stair, Michael E. Hanna, Hardcover: 744 pages, Publisher: Prentice Hall
Provides students with the skills to apply the techniques of quantitative analysis in all kinds of organizational decision-making situations. Discusses probability concepts and applications and decision theory models as well as forecasting. The authors provide a comprehensive introduction to quantitative analysis, probability concepts and applications and decision theory models, as well as forecasting, control models, linear programming models and applications, transportation and assignment models, integer programming, goal programming, nonlinear programming, and branch and bound models, network models, project management, lines and queuing theory models and statistical quality control. For those interested in a comprehensive, yet accessible presentation of QM for management. CD-ROM included.
4. Statistics for Managers Using Microsoft Excel and Student CD Package (4th Edition) by David M Levine, David Stephan, Timothy C. Krehbiel, Mark L. Berenson, Hardcover: 880 pages, Publisher: Prentice Hall
This book was the first to thoroughly integrate the use of Microsoft Excel as a tool for statistical analysis. The book focuses on the concepts of statistics with applications to the functional areas of business. It is rich in applications from accounting, finance, marketing, management and economics, covering data collection, tables and charts, probability, estimation, and more. For professionals, particularly managers, making financial analyses and decisions.
5. Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics with Data Files CD-ROM by David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Hardcover: 672 pages, Publisher: South-Western College
Provides a brief introduction to business statistics that balances a conceptual understanding of statistics with the real-world application of statistical methodology. Case problems are also provided with the text, with data sets available on disk for both Minitab and Excel formats. CD-ROM included.
6. The MBA Primer Online Version for Finance, Financial Accounting, Business Statistics and Managerial Economics by Victor C. Tabbush, Brett Trueman, David Levine, Tim Opler, Hardcover, Publisher: South-Western College
The MBA Primer is a self-guided, self-paced interactive series of pre-MBA courses, offered totally online. The courses are designed by experts to prepare incoming MBA students for the curriculum they will face. The MBA Primer includes the following individual courses (each course is also available separately): Managerial Economics, Financial Accounting, Business Statistics and Finance. A CD ROM including all courses is also available.