Bowerman 9e covers both standard business statistics and business analytics topics and provides them in a clear presentation that is organized so that business analytics topics may be used or not used. Bowerman provides a continuous case throughout chapters and business analytics topics that allow students to use data for a more applied and practical approach. Featuring Connect, Smartbook, Guided examples, Algorithmic Problems and a Business Statistics, Math and Excel prep component, Bowerman is a perfect fit for the instructor who wants a Business Stats with Business Analytics focus.

The primary goal of Essentials of Business Statistics is to illustrate an accurate view of business statistics in a way that students can easily understand. This is achieved in the following ways: New statistical topics and tools are introduced by using continuing case studies. This approach helps to alleviate student anxiety in learning new concepts and enhances overall comprehension Streamlined and clarified coverage of graphical and numerical methods New graphically based procedures for finding confidence intervals and performing hypothesis tests Increased emphasis on Excel and MINITAB with improved and updated step-by-step instructions in the end of chapter material Connect Business Statistics homework management

Short stories about friends and family. The first three stories are about ordinary families struggling to cope with extraordinary loss. In "One More Chocolate Santa Before Bedtime," a father and daughter spend their first Christmas Eve together without mommy. In "Sons & Fathers," two families of men are haunted by the past on the anniversary of a tragic accident. And in the title story, "Missing Malerie," a young girl disappears on a school trip to The Burren. The story chronicles the lives of her devastated family over the course of the next decade. "To be happy again, I thought I would have to forget about her...I was terrified of forgetting, as if I ever could." Then to lighten the mood we have "How I Fell In Love And Got New Speakers For My Car" A kinda romantic comedy about being young, being bored, being drunk, being dumb and being in love. This distinctly Irish teen comedy is followed by "A Eulogy For Benji," a story about a cantankerous old drunk giving a church full of mourners a piece of his mind.

"MOTIVATING KIDS TO THE MAX" is a practical and candid handbook for the school community (administrators, parents, counselors, teachers and interns) working in concert to motivate students. It won the NYS Counselors Association Award for "The Outstanding Guidance Publication for 2007"