About this ebook
Written in a conversational tone, Freed, Understanding Business Statistics presents topics in a systematic and organized manner to help students navigate the material. Demonstration problems appear alongside the concepts, making the content easier to understand. By explaining the reasoning behind each exercise, students are more inclined to engage with the material and gain a clear understanding of how to apply statistics to the business world. Freed, Understanding Business Statistics is accompanied by WileyPLUS, a research-based, online environment for effective teaching and learning. This online learning system gives students instant feedback on homework assignments, provides video tutorials and variety of study tools, and offers instructors thousands of reliable, accurate problems (including every problem from the book) to deliver automatically graded assignments or tests. Available in or outside of the Blackboard Learn Environment, WileyPLUS resources help reach all types of learners and give instructors the tools they need to enhance course material.
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About the author
Ned Freed graduated from Boston College with a B.S. in mathematics, earned an M.B.A from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and holds a PhD in Management Science (1978) from the University of Colorado. He has authored a number of articles dealing with mathematical programming applications to statistical problems and has worked extensively with Prof. Fred Glover at the University of Colorado to produce linear programming alternatives to conventional methods of multivariate discriminant analysis. Professor Glover was awarded the 2010 IMPACT Award by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) for contributions that have had a broad and enduring impact on the fields of Operations Research and Management Science. INFORMS is that largest professional society in the world for professionals in the field of operations research (O.R), management sciences, and business analytics.
Stacey Jones is the author of Understanding Business Statistics, Binder Ready Version, published by Wiley.
Timothy Bergquist is the author of Understanding Business Statistics, Binder Ready Version, published by Wiley.
