Book description
JMP Means Business: Statistical Models for Management, by Josef Schmee and Jane Oppenlander, covers basic methods and models of classical statistics. Designed for business and MBA students, as well as industry professionals who need to use and interpret statistics, JMP Means Business covers data collection, descriptive statistics, distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis tests, analysis of variance, contingency tables, simple and multiple regression, and exponential smoothing of time series. The easy-to-use format includes verbal and graphical explanations and promotes standard problem-solving techniques, with a limited use of formulas. Examples from business and industry serve to introduce each topic. Each example starts with a problem definition and data requirements, followed by a step-by-step analysis with JMP. Relevant output from this analysis is used to explain each method and to provide the basis for interpretation. Each chapter ends with a summary and a collection of problems for further study.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Praise from the Experts
- 1. About Data
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2. Data Collection in Surveys
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Questionnaires
- 2.3 Sampling
- 2.4 Summary
- 2.5 Problems
- 2.6 Case Study: Green's Gym–Part 2
- 2.7 References
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3. Describing Data from a Single Variable
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Example: Order Processing in an Herbal Tea Mail Order Business
- 3.3 Descriptive Statistics with the JMP Distribution Platform
- 3.4 Interpretation of Descriptive Statistics
- 3.5 Practical Advice and Potential Problems
- 3.6 Summary
- 3.7 Problems
- 3.8 Case Study: New Web Software Testing
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4. Statistical Models
- 4.1 Introduction
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4.2 Classification of Statistical Models
- 4.2.1 Models with a Single Y-Variable and No X-Variables
- 4.2.2 Models with a Single Y-Variable and a Single X-Variable
- 4.2.3 Models with a Single Y-Variable and Multiple X-Variables
- 4.2.4 Models with Multiple Y-Variables and No X-Variables
- 4.2.5 Models with Continuous Multiple Y-Variables and Some X-Variables
- 4.2.6 Other Approaches to Models
- 4.2.7 Other Models
- 4.3 Model Validation
- 4.4 Summary
- 4.5 Problems
- 4.6 Case Study: Models of Advertising Effectiveness
- 5. Discrete Probability Distributions
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6. Continuous Probability Distributions
- 6.1 Introduction to Continuous Distributions
- 6.2 Characteristics of Continuous Distributions
- 6.3 Uniform Distribution
- 6.4 The Normal Distribution
- 6.5 Central Limit Theorem
- 6.6 Sampling Distributions
- 6.7 Summary
- 6.8 Problems
- 6.9 Case Study: Julie's Lakeside Candy
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7. Confidence Intervals
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Point Estimates of Mean and Standard Deviation
- 7.3 Confidence Intervals for Mean and Standard Deviation
- 7.4 Detail Example: Package Delivery Times of Herbal Teas
- 7.5 JMP Analysis of Herbal Tea Package Delivery Times
- 7.6 Prediction and Tolerance Intervals
- 7.7 Summary
- 7.8 Problems
- 7.9 References
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8. Hypothesis Tests for a Single Variable Y
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8.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
- 8.1.1 Accept or Reject Decisions for the Mean: H0 versus HA
- 8.1.2 Significance Level α
- 8.1.3 Test Statistic
- 8.1.4 p-Value
- 8.1.5 Decision Rule to Accept or Reject H0
- 8.1.6 Example: Order Processing Times
- 8.1.7 Test Statistic, Significance Level, Critical Value, and p-Value
- 8.1.8 Example: Order Processing with JMP
- 8.1.9 Confidence Intervals and Two-Sided Hypothesis Testing
- 8.2 Sample Size Needed to Test H0: Mean = Mean0 versus HA: Mean = MeanA
- 8.3 Summary
- 8.4 Problems
- 8.5 Case Study: Traffic Speed Limit Change
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8.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
- 9. Comparing Two Means
- 9.8 References
- 10. Comparing Several Means with One-Way ANOVA
- 11. Two-Way ANOVA for Comparing Means
- 12. Proportions
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13. Tests for Independence
- 13.1 Statistical Independence of Two Nominal Variables
- 13.2 Stratification in Cross-Classified Data
- 13.3 Summary
- 13.4 Problems
- 13.5 Case Study: Financial Management Customer Satisfaction Survey
- 13.6 References
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14. Simple Regression Analysis
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Detail Example: Yield in a Chemical Reactor
- 14.3 JMP Analysis of the Yield in a Chemical Reactor Example
- 14.4 Interpretation of Basic Regression Outputs
- 14.5 How Good Is the Regression Line?
- 14.6 Important Considerations
- 14.7 Summary
- 14.8 Problems
- 14.9 Case Study: Lost Time Occupational Injuries
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15. Simple Regression Extensions
- 15.1 Simple Correlation
- 15.2 Regression and Stock Market Returns
- 15.3 Curvilinear Regression
- 15.4 Summary
- 15.5 Problems
- 15.6 Case Studies
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16. Multiple Regression Analysis
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Detail Example: Profits of Bank Branches
- 16.3 JMP Analysis of Bank Branch Profits Example
- 16.4 Evaluating Model Assumptions and Goodness of Fit
- 16.5 Model Interpretation
- 16.6 Summary
- 16.7 Problems
- 16.8 Case Study: Forbes Global 2000 High Performers
- 16.9 References
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17. Multiple Regression with Nominal Variables
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Detail Example: Loan Amount versus Sales Revenues
- 17.3 Difference of Intercepts of Two Parallel Lines
- 17.4 Regression Models Including Nominal Variables with Three or More Levels
- 17.5 Both Intercept and Slope of Two Lines Are Different
- 17.6 Summary
- 17.7 Problems
- 17.8 Case Study: Coffee Sales
- 18. Finding a Good Multiple Regression Model
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19. Exponential Smoothing Models for Time Series Data
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Detail Example: 10-Year Treasury Note Closing Prices
- 19.3 Smoothing Models
- 19.4 Summary
- 19.5 Problems
- 19.6 Case Study: Lockheed Martin Stock in Changing Times
- 19.7 References
Product information
- Title: JMP® Means Business: Statistical Models for Management
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2010
- Publisher(s): SAS Institute
- ISBN: 9781599942995
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