Download or read book A Statistics Primer for Managers written by John J. Clark and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the fundamentals of statistics and describes techniques for interpreting statistical data and making decisions based on statistical reports.

Download or read book A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics written by John Fox and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics, Second Edition presents mathematics central to learning and understanding statistical methods beyond the introductory level: the basic "language" of matrices and linear algebra and its visual representation, vector geometry; differential and integral calculus; probability theory; common probability distributions; statistical estimation and inference, including likelihood-based and Bayesian methods. The volume concludes by applying mathematical concepts and operations to a familiar case, linear least-squares regression. The Second Edition pays more attention to visualization, including the elliptical geometry of quadratic forms and its application to statistics. It also covers some new topics, such as an introduction to Markov-Chain Monte Carlo methods, which are important in modern Bayesian statistics. A companion website includes materials that enable readers to use the R statistical computing environment to reproduce and explore computations and visualizations presented in the text. The book is an excellent companion to a "math camp" or a course designed to provide foundational mathematics needed to understand relatively advanced statistical methods.

Download or read book Applied Statistics for Software Managers written by Katrina Maxwell and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2002 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Statistics for Software Managers is the first complete guide to using statistical techniques to solve specific software development and maintenance problems. You don't need a mathematical background; Katrina Maxwell presents an easy-to-follow methodology and detailed case studies that show you exactly how to assess productivity, time to market, development costs, maintenance cost drivers, and more.

Download or read book The Manager s Guide to Statistics written by Erol Pekoz and published by Probabilitybookstore.com. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, an introduction to statistics for aspiring managers, leaders and decision makers who do not need to know all the details of statistical theory and just want real applications and commonsense explanations using words and diagrams -- without a jumble of Greek letters and mathematical formulas. The focus is on conceptual understanding, simplicity, and counterintuitive phenomena that can occur. This textbook is for an undergraduate or MBA introductory statistics course and covers summary statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, correlation, multiple regression, and includes Excel software for histograms, correlations and stepwise regression. The author Erol Pekoz teaches on the faculty of the Boston University Questrom School of Business and is the author of numerous technical articles and the book A Second Course in Probability. Data sets and a free statistical software download are available at smgpublish.bu.edu/pekoz"

Download or read book A Primer on Statistical Distributions written by Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-12-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed as an introduction to statistical distribution theory. * Includes a first chapter on basic notations and definitions that are essential to working with distributions. * Remaining chapters are divided into three parts: Discrete Distributions, Continuous Distributions, and Multivariate Distributions. * Exercises are incorporated throughout the text in order to enhance understanding of materials just taught.

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Download or read book Basic Statistics for Laboratories written by William D. Kelley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1992-04-16 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketing and regulatory pressures are driving laboratories to adopt statistically valid quality control or quality assurance systems. For the laboratory professional who’s unfamiliar with the statistical tools used in laboratory quality control, Basic Statistics for Laboratories offers guidance to employing basic statistical controls or reports required by regulatory or accrediting organizations, as well as statistical methods which may otherwise be useful in the lab. The book explains, in basic terms, how to set up, maintain, and interpret control charts and other commonly used laboratory statistical tools, and explains their value to the user. Every technique is delivered in its simplest, most basic form. There is step-by-step guidance to method development, validation, comparison of test methods, and quality control for even small samples, without the use of mathematics beyond the high school level. Tests for the significance of differences, presented in "cookbook" format solutions, make it easy for lab professionals to plug in their own data and use tables. You’ll also find exclusive coverage of the problems of asbestos counting laboratories. In addition, the volume presents simple solutions to other problems involving data handling and interpretation, such as the treatment of outliers and how to deal with single or rarely encountered samples. For analysts, test engineers, and laboratory technicians in medical, pathological, environmental, industrial hygiene, and forensic laboratories, Basic Statistics for Laboratories is a timely and essential reference.

Download or read book HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers HBR Guide Series written by Harvard Business Review and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't let a fear of numbers hold you back. Today's business environment brings with it an onslaught of data. Now more than ever, managers must know how to tease insight from data--to understand where the numbers come from, make sense of them, and use them to inform tough decisions. How do you get started? Whether you're working with data experts or running your own tests, you'll find answers in the HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers. This book describes three key steps in the data analysis process, so you can get the information you need, study the data, and communicate your findings to others. You'll learn how to: Identify the metrics you need to measure Run experiments and A/B tests Ask the right questions of your data experts Understand statistical terms and concepts Create effective charts and visualizations Avoid common mistakes

Download or read book Starting Statistics written by Neil Burdess and published by SAGE Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2010-02-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistics: A Short, Clear Guide is an accessible, humorous and easy introduction to statistics for social science students. In this refreshing book, experienced author and academic Neil Burdess shows that statistics are not the result of some mysterious "black magic", but rather the result of some very basic arithmetic. Getting rid of confusing x′s and y′s, he shows that it′s the intellectual questions that come before and after the calculations that are important: (i) What are the best statistics to use with your data? and (ii) What do the calculated statistics tell you? Statistics: A Short, Clear Guide aims to help students make sense of the logic of statistics and to decide how best to use statistics to analyse their own data. What′s more, it is not reliant on students having access to any particular kind of statistical software package. This is a very useful book for any student in the social sciences doing a statistics course or needing to do statistics for themselves for the first time.

Download or read book Managerial Epidemiology written by G. E. Alan Dever and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managerial Epidemiology: Practice, Methods and Concepts offers the most comprehensive overview of the practical application of epidemiology to managerial problems in public and private healthcare settings. The author's broad-based, holistic approach makes this a unique text on the subject. Each chapter provides specific and practical steps with concrete examples for applying the latest epidemiological methods to analyze and solve problems in healthcare management and administration.

Download or read book Optimal Database Marketing written by Ronald G Drozdenko and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Destined to be the definitive guide to database marketing applications, analytical strategies and test design." - Brian Kurtz, Executive Vice President, Boardroom Inc., 2000 DMA List Leader of the Year and DMA Circulation Hall of Fame Inductee "This book is well written with interesting examples and case studies that both illustrate complex techniques and tie the chapters together. The level of detail and treatment of statistical tools and methods provides both understanding and enough detail to begin to use them immediately to target marketing efforts efficiently and effectively. It is perfect for a course in database marketing or as a handy reference for those in the industry. " - C. 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Well done!" - Patrick E. Kenny, Executive Vice President, Qiosk.com "This book is especially effective in describing the breadth and impact of the database marketing field. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has anything to do with database marketing! -- works in or with this dynamic area." - Naomi Bernstein, Vice President, BMG Direct "Ron Drozdenko and Perry Drake have written a guide to database marketing that is thorough and that covers the subject in considerable depth. It presents both the concepts underlying database marketing efforts and the all-important quantitative reasoning behind it. The material is accessible to students and practitioners alike and will be an important contribution to improved understanding of this important marketing discipline. " Mary Lou Roberts, Boston University and author of Direct Marketing Management "I think it is a terrific database marketing book, it′s got it all in clear and logical steps. The benefit to the marketing student and professional is that complex database concepts are carefully developed and thoroughly explained. This book is a must for all marketing managers in understanding database issues to successfully manage and structure marketing programs and achieve maximum results. " - Dante Cirille, DMEF Board Member and Retired President, Grolier Direct Marketing "An excellent book on the principles of Direct Marketing and utilization of the customer database to maximize profits. It is one of the best direct marketing books I have seen in years in that it is broad with specific examples. I am going to require new hires to read this (book) to get a better understanding of the techniques used in Database Marketing." - Peter Mueller, Assistant Vice President of Analysis, Scholastic, Grolier Division "This is an amazingly useful book for direct marketers on how to organize and analyze database information. It′s full of practical examples that make the technical material easy to understand and apply by yourself. I strongly recommend this book to direct and interactive marketers who want to be able to perform professional database analyses themselves, or be better equipped to review the work of analysts. " - Pierre A. Passavant, Professor of Direct Marketing, Mercy College and Past Director, Center for Direct Marketing, New York University "The most useful database marketing reference guide published today. The authors do an excellent job of laying out all the steps required to plan and implement an effective database marketing strategy in a clear and concise manner. A must have for academics, marketing managers and business executives." - Dave Heneberry, Director, Direct Marketing Certificate programs, Western Connecticut State University and Past Chair, Direct Marketing Association "This book is essential for all direct marketers. It serves as a great introduction to the technical and statistical side of database marketing. It provides the reader with enough information on database marketing and statistics to effectively apply the techniques discussed or manage others in the environment " - Richard Hochhauser, President, Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing Ronald G. Drozdenko, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Marketing Department, Ancell School of Business, Western Connecticut State University. He is also the founding Director of the Center for Business Research at the Ancell School. He has more than 25 years of teaching experience. The courses he teaches include Strategic Marketing Databases, Interactive/Direct Marketing Management, Product Management, Marketing Research, and Consumer Behavior. He is collaborating with the Direct Marketing Education foundation to develop a model curriculum for universities pursing the area of interactive or direct marketing. Working with an advisory board of industry experts, he co-developed the Marketing Database course in model curriculum. Dr. Drozdenko has co-directed more than 100 proprietary research projects since 1978 for the marketing and research and development of several corporations, including major multinationals. These projects were in the areas of strategic planning, marketing research, product development, direct marketing, and marketing database analysis. He also has published several articles and book chapters. He holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Missouri and is a member of the American Marketing Association, the Society for Consumer Psychology, and the Academy of Marketing Sciences. He is also the co-inventor on three U.S. patents. Perry D. Drake has been involved in the direct marketing industry for nearly 15 years. He is currently the Vice President of Drake Direct, a database marketing consulting firm specializing in response modeling, customer file segmentation, lifetime value analysis, customer profiling, database consulting, and market research. Prior to this, Perry worked for approximately 11 years in a variety of quantitative roles at The Reader′s Digest Association, most recently as the Director of Marketing Services. In addition to consulting, Perry has taught at New York University in the Direct Marketing Master′s Degree program since Fall, 1998, currently teaching "Statistics for Direct Marketers" and "Database Modeling." Perry was the recipient of the NYU Center for Direct and Interactive Marketing′s "1998-1999" Outstanding Master′s Faculty Award. Perry also lectures on testing and marketing financials for Western Connecticut State University′s Interactive Direct Marketing Certificate Program. Along with Ron, he is collaborating with the Direct Marketing Education Foundation to develop a model curriculum for universities pursuing the area of interactive or direct marketing. Perry earned a Masters of Science in Applied Statistics from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Missouri. The book evolved from an outlined developed by an advisory board of industry experts that was established by the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation. Contemporary direct marketing and e-commerce could not exist without marketing databases. Databases allow marketers to reach customers and cultivate relationships more effectively and efficiently. While databases provide a means to establish and enhance relationships, they can also be used incorrectly, inefficiently, and unethically. This book looks beyond the temptation of the quick sale to consider the long-term impact of database marketing techniques on the organization, customers, prospective customers, and society in general. Ron Drozdenko and Perry Drake help the reader gain a thorough understanding of how to properly establish and use databases in order to build strong relationships with customers. There is not another book on the market today that reveals the level of detail regarding database marketing applications - the how′s, why′s and when′s. Features/Benefits: Draws on numerous examples from real businesses Includes applications to all direct marketing media including the Internet Describes in step-by-step detail how databases are developed, maintained, and mined Considers both business and social issues of marketing databases Contains a sample database allowing the reader to apply the mining techniques Offers access to comprehensive package of academic support materials

Download or read book Statistics for Health Care Professionals written by Ian Scott and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-02-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on quantative approaches to investigating problems, this title introduces the basics rules and principles of statistics, encouraging the reader to think critically about data analysis and research design, and how these factors can impact upon evidence-based practice.

Download or read book Business Information Sources written by Lorna M. Daniells and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotated bibliography and guide to sources of information on business and management - includes material reating to accounting, taxation, computers and management information systems, insurance, real estate business, marketing, personnel management, labour relations, etc.

Download or read book Managing Hedge Fund Managers written by E. J. Stavetski and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable insight into measuring the performance of today's hedge fund manager More and more institutional funds and high-net-worth assets are finding their way to hedge funds. This book provides the quantitative and qualitative measures and analysis that investment managers, investment advisors, and fund of fund managers need to allocate and monitor their client's assets properly. It addresses important topics such as Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and Post Modern Portfolio Theory (PMPT), choosing managers, watching performance, and researching alternate asset classes. Author Edward Stavetski also includes an appendix showing detailed case studies of hedge funds, and gives readers a road map to monitor their investments. Edward J. Stavetski (Wayne, PA) is Director of Investment Oversight for Wilmington Family Office, serving ultra high-net-worth families in strategic asset allocation, traditional and alternative investment manager selection, and oversight.