Understanding Business Statistics 2nd Edition
We're pleased to announce that the second edition of Understanding Business Statistics, Ned Freed's highly regarded introduction to modern business statistics, is now available. In this new edition (ISBN 978-0-615-32936-9), EXCEL 2007 instructions have replaced EXCEL 2003 instructions for all the end-of-chapter EXCEL exercises. In addition, chi-square goodness-of-fit tests have been added to Chapter 13. The remainder of the text is identical to the original edition. Coverage, page numbers (except for the latter part of Ch 13), and chapter exercises are all unchanged. As in the original edition, the writing is excellent--clear, conversational, and supportive--and the author's unique approach succeeds in de-mystifying statistics, even for students who are not wholly confident in their math skills.
Reviewers have described Understanding Business Statistics as "engaging" and the writing as "wonderfully direct." "The writing style," reports one reviewer, "is thoroughly discursive, even chatty, and I think students will find it terrific. Very accessible. The writing definitely is this book's glory. It is certainly more interesting and more engaging than Anderson, Sweeney and Williams. And the anecdotes hit just the right dry, witty tone."
Adopters have been equally enthusiastic:
"I am happy to report that your text is getting rave reviews from my students. I knew that they would love this book." -John Bird, West Virginia State University
"The quality control chapter that you added worked out just perfectly. For the first time ever, a number of my students actually read the chapter and completed the homework assignment before I even completed my lecture on the subject--because your chapter was the perfect complement for my coverage of Quality and SPC. Thanks again." -Gretchen Donahue, University of Minnesota
"I love your even-numbered solutions. They really explain things for my students. I know it takes a long time to write solutions like these for homework assignments, but I think students learn the subject much better from seeing such complete answers to questions with which they're actively engaged." -Margaret Niehaus, Gordon College (Mass.)
"Thanks for writing such a great book." -William Duff, University of Northern Colorado
Only $39.95
Understanding Business Statistics 2nd edition is available at Lulu.com, a prominent online printing service. By using the latest print-on-demand technology, we've been able to keep the retail price of this edition at $39.95, matching the price of the first edition. With most comparable textbooks priced well above $150, we're pleased that we can offer such a powerful alternative at such a modest price.
Bookstores can purchase Understanding Business Statistics 2nd edition at Lulu.com or by contacting us at Coventry Collegiate Books.
First Edition Still Available
The original version of the text (ISBN 978-1-84728-873-8) is still available at Lulu.com ($39.95). Bookstores can contact us at Coventry Collegiate Books for ordering information.
Part 2 Also Available
Additional chapters covering Statistical Quality Control, Time Series Forecasting, and Decision Theory are now available as a supplement to the main text. Understanding Business Statistics Part 2 brings the same clear and supportive approach to these important topics. Part 2 can be purchased for only $13.95 at Lulu.com or by contacting us at Coventry Collegiate Books.
Supporting Materials
Also available at Lulu.com are a number of supporting materials which can be downloaded at no charge. These include comprehensive solutions to all the even-numbered exercises; data sets, as well as EXCEL 2003 and EXCEL 2007 instructions, for all the EXCEL exercises; and data sets for a number of selected chapter exercises. A large financial data set (spanning nearly 7000 companies) is also provided.