Book Description

This is the first business statistics book designed specifically to use Microsoft Excel as a means of teaching statistical business applications. This book begins with a comprehensive tutorial chapter on Getting Started in Microsoft Excel following the introductory chapter. There are a large number and variety of problems including many with "action", "what if", and "light bulb" problems, case studies, chapter ending summary flow charts, discussion of ethical issues, and collaborative learning exercises intended to develop the reader's communication and critical thinking skills. The book comes with a diskette containing Excel workbooks for all examples discussed. Each workbook contains all the necessary steps, data, and Excel calculations needed for the example.