What’s New in Discovering Business Statistics, 2nd edition?
Written by Quinton Nottingham and James S. Hawkes the second edition of Discovering Business Statistics provides brand new topics, expanded exercise sets, and more. NEW CHAPTER Chapter 15: Time Series 15.1 Time Series Components15.2 Moving Averages15.3 Exponential Smoothing Techniques15.4 Forecast Accuracy15.5 Seasonality NEW LESSONS 2.2 Data, Big Data, and Analytics3.5 Analyzing Graphs7.3 Assessing Normality Graphically9.4…
Written by Quinton Nottingham and James S. Hawkes the second edition of Discovering Business Statistics provides brand new topics, expanded exercise sets, and more.
NEW CHAPTER
Chapter 15: Time Series
15.1 Time Series Components
15.2 Moving Averages
15.3 Exponential Smoothing Techniques
15.4 Forecast Accuracy
15.5 Seasonality
NEW LESSONS
2.2 Data, Big Data, and Analytics
3.5 Analyzing Graphs
7.3 Assessing Normality Graphically
9.4 Estimating the Population Standard Deviation or Variance
11.5 Comparing Two Population Variances
12.5 Multiple Comparison Procedures
13.2 Residual Analysis
HYPOTHESIS TESTING UPDATES
Chapters 11 & 12:
Now use a null hypothesis with strict equality
Conclusions are drawn using both rejection regions and p-values for all examples
FOCUS ON REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS
12 new and 5 updated applications are included in the textbook and software Learn screens
Relevant and engaging examples include the COVID-19 pandemic and smartphone screen-time data
Contemporary datasets integrated throughout the text
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTIONS
Provide detailed instruction using graphing calculators, Excel, Minitab, R Statistical language, JMP, SPSS, and more
Technology screenshots illustrate the expected output from analysis
ENHANCED EXAMPLES
Updated examples to increase equity and inclusivity for students
EXPANDED EXERCISE SETS
450 new software questions (including 363 business application questions)
205 new textbook questions
CHAPTER DISCOVERY PROJECTS
Projects to help students draw connections to today’s world