StatisticsforBusinessandEconomicschapter01..ppt

Statistics for Business and Economics(10th edition) Prepared By QuWenbin Textbook Book: Statistics for Business and Economics(10th edition) Author: David R. Anderson Dennis J. Sweeney Thomas A. Williams Press: China Machine Press Textbook Book: Essentials Statistics for Business and Economics Author: David R. Anderson Dennis J. Sweeney Thomas A. Williams Press: China Machine Press 教材 统计学 袁卫 庞皓 曾五一主编 高教出版社 其他统计学或社会经济统计学教材均可 Notice It contains a large number of formulas and data. I hope you take more patience. For some data, I will use a simple method to read. eg. 100. (one zero zero) Some important nums and keywords, I will give them Chinese interpretation. Chapter 1 Data and Statistics Applications in Business and Economics （ 商务与经济中的应用） Data （数据） Data Sources （数据来源） Descriptive Statistics （描述统计） Statistical Inference （统计推断） Applications in Business and Economics The most successful managers and decision makers are the ones who can understand the information and use it effectively. Accounting Public accounting firms use statistical sampling procedures when conducting audits for their clients. Applications in Business and Economics Finance Financial advisors use a variety of statistical information, including price-earnings ratios and dividend yields, to guide their investment recommendations Marketing Electronic point-of-sale scanners at retail checkout counters are being used to collect data for a variety of marketing research applications Production A variety of statistical quality control charts are used to monitor the output of a production process. Economics Economists use statistical information in making forecasts about the future of the economy or some aspect of it. Applications in Business and Economics Data Data and Data Set Elements, Variables, and Observations Scales of Measurement Quali