INTERACTIVE BUSINESS STATISTICS
Interactive Business Statistics on the Lind 12e: Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics Online Learning Center.
INTERVIEWS
Read interviews with a few of the world's most prolific personalities, like Alan Dershowitz and Lee Wilkinson. Find out how they use statistics in their everyday life.
PROJECTS
Project A: Compute the mean and median height for an NBA team of your choice. compare this to the mean and median height of a WNBA team. Links to every team in the league are provided at each site.
Project B: Choose a country in The World Factbook. Show how to use the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) purchasing power parity and the population to calculate the mean GDP for this country. If this differs from the per capita GDP listed in the World Factbook, explain why.
Project c: Go to Kiplinger. Select Search. Research the article "The Mighty Coke is Getting Beaten Up". Look up the price of Coke stock by following the link in the article. How does the current price compare with the predictions in the article?
CASE STUDIES
The following case studies are from Bryant/Smith's Practical Data Analysis, Volumes I, II, and III. For each, choose a method of analysis and determine what the data has to say. Cases 8 and 53 include links to sample analysis and notes.
Bryant/Smith's Practical Data
Analysis
Case 8: American History Illustrated covers computation of ratios, tables, and graphs.
Case 11: Machine Production Records covers descriptive statistics.
Case 45: Amchem's Tax Credit covers multiple regression and dummy variables.
Case 53: Everybody Does It covers survey design.
Case 71: The Bay Area Athletic Club covers descriptive
statistics, hypothesis tests, cross-tabulations, and chi-square analysis.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR BUSINESS STATISTICS