Business Statistics Using Excel: A Complete Course in Data Analytics

This book provides readers with a hands-on understanding of Excel-assisted statistical techniques for effective business decision-making. It covers real-world problems, decision support systems, scope of business statistics, and more, with an emphasis on simplicity and practical applications.

Format: Hardback
Length: 648 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book offers readers a hands-on exploration of Excel-assisted statistical techniques, empowering them to make informed business decisions. It showcases the practical applications of statistics in analyzing business data within the realm of business statistics. The volume provides an in-depth introduction to the utilization of statistics in resolving business challenges and implementing data analytics for effective decision-making across diverse business contexts worldwide. With a focus on presenting statistical concepts and Excel functions in a straightforward manner, the book guides readers through the implementation of Excel functions through well-defined step-by-step sequences. It covers a wide range of essential topics, including discussions on real-world problems, decision support systems, the scope of business statistics, types, and research steps. The volume also delves into the fundamentals of Excel, including its mathematical and preliminary statistical functions, the usage of various average functions, measures of variation, measures of skewness, probability distributions, sampling distributions, testing of hypotheses, chi-square tests, non-parametric tests, correlation and covariance, forecasting, analysis of variance, charts in Excel, and linear programming.

Comprehensive in scope and accessible in approach, this book is a valuable resource for students and researchers in business studies, business administration, economics, finance, commerce, data analytics/science, and computer science. It serves as a comprehensive guidebook for business executives and working professionals seeking to enhance their statistical knowledge and apply it effectively in their professional endeavors.

Weight: 1440g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032521916