FC5e_Ch01.ppt

Business Statistics: A First Course, 5e ? 2009 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Business Statistics: A First Course, 5e ? 2009 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Business Statistics: A First Course, 5e ? 2009 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Chap 1-* Chapter 1Introduction and Data Collection概述和数据收集 Business Statistics: A First CourseFifth Edition Business Statistics: A First Course, 5e ? 2009 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Chap 1-* Learning Objectives In this chapter you learn: How Statistics is used in business商业中如何使用统计学的 The sources of data used in business数据的来源 The types of data used in business 数据的类型 The basics of Microsoft Excel The basics of Minitab Business Statistics: A First Course, 5e ? 2009 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Chap 1-* Why Learn Statistics? So you are able to make better sense of the ubiquitous use of numbers:你可以对无处不在的数字会有更好的感觉 Business memos 商务备忘录 Business research 企业研究 Technical reports科技报告 Technical journals科技期刊 Newspaper articles报纸 Magazine articles杂志 Business Statistics: A First Course, 5e ? 2009 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Chap 1-* What is statistics? A branch of mathematics taking and transforming numbers into useful information for decision makers将数字转化为对决策者有用信息的数学的分支 Methods for processing analyzing numbers 处理和分析数据的方法 Methods for helping reduce the uncertainty inherent in decision making帮助减少固有的不确定性决策方法 Business Statistics: A First Course, 5e ? 2009 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Chap 1-* Why Study Statistics? Decision Makers Use Statistics To: Present and describe business data and information properly 提出和描述业务数据和信息 Draw conclusions about large groups of individuals or items, using information collected from subsets of the individuals or items.得出结论对大型团体的个人或物品,使用收集的信息子集的个人或物品 Make reliable forecasts about a business activity对业务活动做出可靠的预测 Improve business processes改善业务流程 Business Statistics: A First Course, 5e ? 2009 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Chap 1-* Types of Statistics Statistics The branch of mathematics that transforms data into useful information for decision makers.数学的分支,为决策者将数据转换成有用的信息。 Descriptive Statistics 统