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1 Introduction to Data Analysis and Decision Making |
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1 | (18) |
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2 | (2) |
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1.2 An Overview of the Book |
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4 | (7) |
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4 | (3) |
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7 | (4) |
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11 | (5) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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1.3.4 A Seven-Step Modeling Process |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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Case 1.1 Entertainment on a Cruise Ship |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (134) |
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2 Describing the Distribution of a Single Variable |
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21 | (64) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (6) |
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2.2.1 Populations and Samples |
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24 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Data Sets, Variables, and Observations |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (3) |
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2.3 Descriptive Measures for Categorical Variables |
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30 | (3) |
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2.4 Descriptive Measures for Numerical Variables |
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33 | (24) |
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2.4.1 Numerical Summary Measures |
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34 | (9) |
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2.4.2 Numerical Summary Measures with StatTools |
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43 | (5) |
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2.4.3 Charts for Numerical Variables |
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48 | (9) |
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57 | (7) |
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2.6 Outliers and Missing Values |
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64 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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2.7 Excel Tables for Filtering, Sorting, and Summarizing |
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66 | (9) |
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70 | (5) |
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75 | (6) |
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Case 2.1 Correct Interpretation of Means |
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81 | (1) |
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Case 2.2 The Dow Jones Industrial Average |
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82 | (1) |
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Case 2.3 Home and Condo Prices |
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83 | (2) |
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3 Finding Relationships among Variables |
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85 | (68) |
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87 | (1) |
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3.2 Relationships among Categorical Variables |
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88 | (4) |
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3.3 Relationships among Categorical Variables and a Numerical Variable |
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92 | (9) |
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3.3.1 Stacked and Unstacked Formats |
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93 | (8) |
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3.4 Relationships among Numerical Variables |
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101 | (13) |
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102 | (4) |
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3.4.2 Correlation and Covariance |
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106 | (8) |
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114 | (23) |
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137 | (7) |
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144 | (5) |
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Case 3.1 Customer Arrivals at Bank98 |
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149 | (1) |
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Case 3.2 Saving, Spending, and Social Climbing |
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150 | (1) |
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Case 3.3 Churn in the Cellular Phone Market |
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151 | (2) |
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PART 2 Probability And Decision Making Under Uncertainty |
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153 | (196) |
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4 Probability and Probability Distributions |
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155 | (54) |
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156 | (2) |
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4.2 Probability Essentials |
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158 | (8) |
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4.2.1 Rule of Complements |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule |
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160 | (2) |
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4.2.4 Probabilistic Independence |
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162 | (1) |
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4.2.5 Equally Likely Events |
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163 | (1) |
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4.2.6 Subjective Versus Objective Probabilities |
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163 | (3) |
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4.3 Distribution of a Single Random Variable |
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166 | (7) |
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4.3.1 Conditional Mean and Variance |
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170 | (3) |
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4.4 An Introduction to Simulation |
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173 | (4) |
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4.5 Distribution of Two Random Variables: Scenario Approach |
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177 | (6) |
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4.6 Distribution of Two Random Variables: Joint Probability Approach |
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183 | (6) |
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4.6.1 How to Assess Joint Probability Distributions |
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187 | (2) |
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4.7 Independent Random Variables |
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189 | (4) |
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4.8 Weighted Sums of Random Variables |
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193 | (7) |
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200 | (8) |
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Case 4.1 Simpson's Paradox |
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208 | (1) |
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5 Normal, Binomial, Poisson, and Exponential Distributions |
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209 | (64) |
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211 | (1) |
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5.2 The Normal Distribution |
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211 | (10) |
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5.2.1 Continuous Distributions and Density Functions |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Standardizing: Z-Values |
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214 | (2) |
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5.2.4 Normal Tables and Z-Values |
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216 | (1) |
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5.2.5 Normal Calculations in Excel |
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217 | (3) |
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5.2.6 Empirical Rules Revisited |
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220 | (1) |
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5.3 Applications of the Normal Distribution |
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221 | (12) |
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5.4 The Binomial Distribution |
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233 | (5) |
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5.4.1 Mean and Standard Deviation of the Binomial Distribution |
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236 | (1) |
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5.4.2 The Binomial Distribution in the Context of Sampling |
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236 | (1) |
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5.4.3 The Normal Approximation to the Binomial |
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237 | (1) |
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5.5 Applications of the Binomial Distribution |
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238 | (12) |
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5.6 The Poisson and Exponetial Distributions |
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250 | (5) |
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5.6.1 The Poisson Distribution |
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250 | (2) |
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5.6.2 The Exponential Distribution |
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252 | (3) |
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5.7 Fitting a Probability Distribution to Data with @RISK |
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255 | (6) |
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261 | (8) |
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Case 5.1 EuroWatch Company |
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269 | (1) |
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Case 5.2 Cashing in on the Lottery |
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270 | (3) |
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6 Decision Making under Uncertainty |
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273 | (76) |
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274 | (2) |
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6.2 Elements of Decision Analysis |
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276 | (14) |
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276 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Possible Decision Criteria |
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277 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Expected Monetary Value (EMV) |
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278 | (2) |
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6.2.4 Sensitivity Analysis |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (8) |
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6.3 The PrecisionTree Add-In |
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290 | (13) |
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303 | (4) |
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6.5 Multistage Decision Problems |
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307 | (16) |
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6.5.1 The Value of Information |
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311 | (12) |
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6.6 Incorporating Attitudes Toward Risk |
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323 | (8) |
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324 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Exponential Utility |
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324 | (4) |
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6.6.3 Certainty Equivalents |
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328 | (2) |
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6.6.4 Is Expected Utility Maximization Used? |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (14) |
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Case 6.1 Jogger Shoe Company |
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345 | (1) |
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Case 6.2 Westhouser Parer Company |
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346 | (1) |
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Case 6.3 Biotechnical Engineering |
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347 | (2) |
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PART 3 Statistical Inference |
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349 | (178) |
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7 Sampling and Sampling Distributions |
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351 | (36) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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7.3 Methods for Selecting Random Samples |
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354 | (12) |
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7.3.1 Simple Random Sampling |
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354 | (6) |
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7.3.2 Systematic Sampling |
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360 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Stratified Sampling |
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361 | (3) |
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364 | (1) |
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7.3.5 Multistage Sampling Schemes |
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365 | (1) |
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7.4 An Introduction to Estimation |
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366 | (16) |
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7.4.1 Sources of Estimation Error |
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367 | (1) |
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7.4.2 Key Terms in Sampling |
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368 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean |
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369 | (5) |
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7.4.4 The Central Limit Theorem |
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374 | (5) |
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7.4.5 Sample Size Determination |
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379 | (1) |
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7.4.6 Summary of Key Ideas for Simple Random Sampling |
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380 | (2) |
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382 | (4) |
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Case 7.1 Sampling from DVD Movie Renters |
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386 | (1) |
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8 Confidence Interval Estimation |
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387 | (68) |
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388 | (2) |
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8.2 Sampling Distributions |
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390 | (4) |
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390 | (3) |
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8.2.2 Other Sampling Distributions |
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393 | (1) |
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8.3 Confidence Interval for a Mean |
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394 | (6) |
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8.4 Confidence Interval for a Total |
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400 | (3) |
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8.5 Confidence Interval for a Proportion |
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403 | (6) |
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8.6 Confidence Interval for a Standard Deviation |
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409 | (3) |
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8.7 Confidence Interval for the Difference between Means |
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412 | (15) |
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8.7.1 Independent Samples |
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413 | (8) |
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421 | (6) |
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8.8 Confidence Interval for the Difference between Proportions |
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427 | (6) |
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8.9 Controlling Confidence Interval Length |
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433 | (8) |
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8.9.1 Sample Size for Estimation of the Mean |
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434 | (2) |
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8.9.2 Sample Size for Estimation of Other Parameters |
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436 | (5) |
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441 | (8) |
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Case 8.1 Harrigan University Admissions |
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449 | (1) |
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Case 8.2 Employee Retention at D&Y |
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450 | (1) |
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Case 8.3 Delivery Times at SnowPea Restaurant |
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451 | (1) |
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Case 8.4 The Bodfish Lot Cruise |
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452 | (3) |
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455 | (72) |
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456 | (1) |
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9.2 Concepts in Hypothesis Testing |
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457 | (7) |
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9.2.1 Null and Alternative Hypotheses |
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458 | (1) |
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9.2.2 One-Tailed Versus Two-Tailed Tests |
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459 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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9.2.4 Significance Level and Rejection Region |
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460 | (1) |
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9.2.5 Significance from p-values |
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461 | (1) |
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9.2.6 Type II Errors and Power |
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462 | (1) |
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9.2.7 Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals |
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463 | (1) |
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9.2.8 Practical Versus Significance |
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463 | (1) |
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9.3 Hypothesis Tests for a Population Mean |
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464 | (8) |
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9.4 Hypothesis Tests for Other Parameters |
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472 | (22) |
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9.4.1 Hypothesis Tests for a Population Proportion |
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472 | (3) |
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9.4.2 Hypothesis Tests for Differences between Population Means |
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475 | (10) |
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9.4.3 Hypothesis Tests for Equal Population Variances |
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485 | (1) |
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9.4.4 Hypothesis Tests for Differences between Population Proportions |
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486 | (8) |
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494 | (6) |
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9.6 Chi-Square Test for Indepedence |
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500 | (5) |
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505 | (8) |
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513 | (6) |
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Case 9.1 Regression Toward the Mean |
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519 | (1) |
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Case 9.2 Baseball Statistics |
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520 | (1) |
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Case 9.3 The Wichita Anti---Drunk Driving Advertising Campaign |
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521 | (2) |
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Case 9.4 Deciding Whether to Switch to a New Toothpaste Dispenser |
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523 | (3) |
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Case 9.5 Removing Vioxx from the Market |
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526 | (1) |
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PART 4 Regression Analysis And Time Series Forecasting |
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527 | (216) |
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10 Regression Analysis: Estimating Relationships |
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529 | (72) |
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531 | (2) |
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10.2 Scatterplots: Graphing Relationships |
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533 | (7) |
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10.2.1 Linear Versus Nonlinear Relationships |
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538 | (1) |
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538 | (1) |
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539 | (1) |
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540 | (1) |
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10.3 Correlations: Indicators of Linear Relationships |
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540 | (2) |
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10.4 Simple Linear Regression |
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542 | (11) |
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10.4.1 Least Squares Estimation |
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542 | (7) |
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10.4.2 Standard Error of Estimate |
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549 | (1) |
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10.4.3 The Percentage of Variation Explained: R2 |
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550 | (3) |
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553 | (7) |
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10.5.1 Interpretation of Regression Coefficients |
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554 | (2) |
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10.5.2 Interpretation of Standard Error of Estimate and R2 |
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556 | (4) |
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10.6 Modeling Possibilities |
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560 | (26) |
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560 | (6) |
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10.6.2 Interaction Variables |
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566 | (5) |
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10.6.3 Nonlinear Transformations |
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571 | (15) |
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10.7 Validation of the Fit |
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586 | (2) |
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588 | (8) |
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Case 10.1 Quantity Discounts at the Firm Chair Company |
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596 | (1) |
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Case 10.2 Housing Price Structure in Mid City |
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597 | (1) |
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Case 10.3 Demand for French Bread at Howie's Bakery |
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598 | (1) |
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Case 10.4 Investing for Retirement |
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599 | (2) |
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11 Regression Analysis: Statistical Inference |
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601 | (68) |
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603 | (1) |
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11.2 The Statistical Model |
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603 | (4) |
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11.3 Inferences about the Regression Coefficients |
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607 | (9) |
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11.3.1 Sampling Distribution of the Regression Coefficients |
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608 | (2) |
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11.3.2 Hypothesis Tests for the Regression Coefficients and p-Values |
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610 | (1) |
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11.3.3 A Test for the Overall Fit: The ANOVA Table |
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611 | (5) |
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616 | (4) |
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11.5 Include/Exclude Decisions |
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620 | (5) |
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625 | (5) |
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630 | (8) |
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638 | (6) |
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11.9 Violations of Regression Assumptions |
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644 | (4) |
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11.9.1 Nonconstant Error Variance |
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644 | (1) |
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11.9.2 Nonnormality of Residuals |
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645 | (1) |
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11.9.3 Autocorrelated Residuals |
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645 | (3) |
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648 | (5) |
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653 | (10) |
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Case 11.1 The Artsy Corporation |
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663 | (2) |
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Case 11.2 Heating Oil at Dupree Fuels Company |
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665 | (1) |
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Case 11.3 Developing a Flexible Budget at the Gunderson Plant |
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666 | (1) |
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Case 11.4 Forecasting Overhead at Wagner Printers |
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667 | (2) |
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12 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting |
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669 | (74) |
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671 | (1) |
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12.2 Forecasting Methods: An Overview |
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671 | (7) |
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12.2.1 Extrapolation Methods |
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672 | (1) |
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12.2.2 Econometric Models |
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672 | (1) |
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12.2.3 Combining Forecasts |
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673 | (1) |
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12.2.4 Components of Time Series Data |
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673 | (3) |
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12.2.5 Measures of Accuracy |
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676 | (2) |
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12.3 Testing for Randomness |
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678 | (9) |
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681 | (2) |
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683 | (4) |
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12.4 Regression-Based Trend Models |
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687 | (8) |
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687 | (3) |
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690 | (5) |
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12.5 The Random Walk Model |
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695 | (4) |
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12.6 Autoregression Models |
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699 | (5) |
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704 | (6) |
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12.8 Exponential Smoothing |
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710 | (10) |
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12.8.1 Simple Exponential Smoothing |
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710 | (5) |
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12.8.2 Holt's Model for Trend |
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715 | (5) |
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720 | (15) |
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12.9.1 Winters' Exponential Smoothing Model |
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721 | (4) |
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12.9.2 Deseasonalizing: The Ratio-to-Moving-Averages Method |
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725 | (4) |
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12.9.3 Estimating Seasonality with Regression |
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729 | (6) |
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735 | (5) |
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Case 12.1 Arrivals at the Credit Union |
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740 | (1) |
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Case 12.2 Forecasting Weekly Sales at Amanta |
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741 | (2) |
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PART 5 Optimization And Simulation Modeling |
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13 Introduction to Optimization Modeling |
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745 | (66) |
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746 | (1) |
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13.2 Introduction to Optimization |
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747 | (1) |
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13.3 A Two-Variable Product Mix Model |
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748 | (13) |
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13.4 Sensitivity Analysis |
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761 | (11) |
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13.4.1 Solver's Sensitivity Report |
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761 | (4) |
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13.4.2 SolverTable Add-In |
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765 | (5) |
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13.4.3 Comparison of Solver's Sensitivity Report and SolverTable |
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770 | (2) |
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13.5 Properties of Linear Models |
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772 | (3) |
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773 | (1) |
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773 | (1) |
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773 | (1) |
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13.5.4 Discussion of Linear Properties |
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773 | (1) |
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13.5.5 Linear Models and Scaling |
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774 | (1) |
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13.6 Infeasibility and Unboundedness |
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775 | (3) |
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775 | (1) |
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775 | (1) |
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13.6.3 Comparison of Infeasibility and Unboundedness |
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776 | (2) |
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13.7 A Larger Product Mix Model |
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778 | (8) |
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13.8 A Multiperiod Production Model |
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786 | (10) |
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13.9 A Comparison of Algebraic and Spreadsheet Models |
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796 | (1) |
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13.10 A Decision Support System |
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796 | (3) |
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799 | (8) |
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Case 13.1 Shelby Shelving |
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807 | (2) |
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Case 13.2 Sonoma Valley Wines |
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809 | (2) |
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811 | (106) |
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812 | (1) |
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14.2 Worker Scheduling Models |
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813 | (8) |
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821 | (7) |
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828 | (20) |
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14.4.1 Transportation Models |
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828 | (9) |
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14.4.2 Other Logistics Models |
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837 | (11) |
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14.5 Aggregate Planning Models |
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848 | (9) |
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857 | (11) |
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14.7 Integer Programming Models |
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868 | (23) |
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14.7.1 Capital Budgeting Models |
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869 | (6) |
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875 | (8) |
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14.7.3 Set-Covering Models |
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883 | (8) |
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14.8 Nonlinear Programming Models |
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891 | (14) |
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14.8.1 Basic Ideas of Nonlinear Optimization |
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891 | (1) |
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14.8.2 Managerial Economics Models |
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891 | (5) |
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14.8.3 Portfolio Optimization Models |
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896 | (9) |
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905 | (7) |
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Case 14.1 Giant Motor Company |
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912 | (2) |
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Case 14.2 GMS Stock Hedging |
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914 | (3) |
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15 Introduction to Simulation Modeling |
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917 | (70) |
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918 | (2) |
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15.2 Probability Distributions for Input Variables |
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920 | (19) |
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15.2.1 Types of Probability Distributions |
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921 | (4) |
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15.2.2 Common Probability Distributions |
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925 | (4) |
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15.2.3 Using @RISK to Explore Probability Distributions |
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929 | (10) |
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15.3 Simulation and the Flaw of Averages |
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939 | (3) |
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15.4 Simulation with Built-In Excel Tools |
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942 | (11) |
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15.5 Introduction to the @RISK Add-in |
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953 | (16) |
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953 | (1) |
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954 | (1) |
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15.5.3 @RISK Models with a Single Random Input Variable |
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954 | (9) |
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15.5.4 Some Limitations of @RISK |
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963 | (1) |
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15.5.5 @RISK Models with Several Random Input Variables |
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964 | (5) |
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15.6 The Effects of Input Distributions on Results |
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969 | (9) |
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15.6.1 Effect of the Shape of the Input Distribution(s) |
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969 | (3) |
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15.6.2 Effect of Correlated Input Variables |
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972 | (6) |
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978 | (7) |
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Case 15.1 Ski Jacket Production |
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985 | (1) |
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Case 15.2 Ebony Bath Soap |
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986 | (1) |
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989 | (1) |
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989 | (15) |
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16.2.1 Bidding for Contracts |
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989 | (4) |
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993 | (5) |
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16.2.3 Drug Production with Uncertain Yield |
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998 | (6) |
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1004 | (16) |
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16.3.1 Financial Planning Models |
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1004 | (5) |
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16.3.2 Cash Balance Models |
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1009 | (5) |
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1014 | (6) |
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1020 | (16) |
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16.4.1 Models of Customer Loyalty |
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1020 | (10) |
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16.4.2 Marketing and Sales Models |
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1030 | (6) |
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16.5 Simulating Games of Chance |
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1036 | (8) |
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16.5.1 Simulating the Game of Craps |
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1036 | (3) |
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16.5.2 Simulating the NCAA Basketball Tournament |
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1039 | (5) |
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16.6 An Automated Template for @RISK Models |
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1044 | (1) |
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1045 | (8) |
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Case 16.1 College Fund Investment |
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1053 | (1) |
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Case 16.2 Bond Investment Strategy |
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PART 6 Online Bonus Material |
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2 Using the Advanced Filter and Database Functions |
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1 | (1) |
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17 Importing Data into Excel |
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1 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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17.2 Rearranging Excel Data |
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4 | (4) |
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8 | (6) |
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17.4 Importing Relational Database Data |
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14 | (16) |
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17.4.1 A Brief Introduction to Relational Databases |
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14 | (1) |
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17.4.2 Using Microsoft Query |
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15 | (13) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (8) |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | |
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APPENDIX A Statistical Reporting |
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1 | |
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1 | (1) |
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A.2 Suggestions for Good Statistical Reporting |
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2 | (4) |
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2 | (1) |
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A.2.2 Developing a Report |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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A.3 Examples of Statistical Reports |
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6 | (12) |
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18 | |
References |
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1055 | (4) |
Index |
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