Introductory Statistics for Business and Economics

Theory, Exercises and Solutions
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-89016-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 466 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 721 g

Reihe: Springer Texts in Business and Economics

This textbook discusses central statistical concepts and their use in business and economics. To endure the hardship of abstract statistical thinking, business and economics students need to see interesting applications at an early stage. Accordingly, the book predominantly focuses on exercises, several of which draw on simple applications of non-linear theory. The main body presents central ideas in a simple, straightforward manner; the exposition is concise, without sacrificing rigor.

The book bridges the gap between theory and applications, with most exercises formulated in an economic context. Its simplicity of style makes the book suitable for students at any level, and every chapter starts out with simple problems. Several exercises, however, are more challenging, as they are devoted to the discussion of non-trivial economic problems where statistics plays a central part.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ubøe, Jan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftsstatistik, Demographie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Descriptive statistics.- Probability.- Combinatorics.- Conditional probability.- Random variables, mean and variance.- Joint distributions.- Basic probability distributions.- Estimation.- Hypothesis testing.- Commonly used tests.- Linear regression.- Solutions.

Über Autor(innen)

Jan Ubøe is a Professor of Mathematics at the Norwegian School of Economics. He has published research in several different areas of mathematics and economics: theory on stochastic differential equations, option pricing theory, regional science, transportation science and management science. His contributions have also been recognized with several awards for excellence in teaching.