Australasian Business Statistics

New for Semester 1 2007, a fresh approach to the presentation of Business Statistics for Australian and New Zealand students!This new Australasian textbook is certain to engage Australian and New Zealand students by presenting the discipline of business statistics in an attractive and easy-to-follow format. Australasian Business Statistics also emphasises that business statistics involves interpreting data to make informed business decisions, reinforcing the importance of the course in the business or commerce degree.One of the hallmark features of Australasian Business Statistics is the incorporation of local data sets and problems that are relevant to students\' lives - helping them to make a personal connection to business statistics. The text also instructs students on how to use Microsoft Excel as a tool to analyse data in conjunction with the techniques from each chapter. KEY FEATURESThe local author team has developed a text rich with Australian and New Zealand content.A wide variety of problems and examples across key business disciplines are included.Statistical techniques used in business are comprehensively covered.Excel-based data analysis is integrated throughout the chapters.The Kaddstat data analysis Excel plug-in is provided free with the text.Real-world data sets are used as the basis for many problems.Ethical issues in statistics are discussed in every chapter.Each chapter includes two local cases.