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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.
This unique book brings a depth of understanding of the analytical
skills that 21-yr old Alex has brought to his own condition. As
Alex says, "There are varying types of Asperger's and young people
cannot all be squeezed into having the same diagnostic symptoms.
But what they do have are some correlation to the symptoms laid out
by Hans Asperger."" ( Please note Asperger's may now be described
as the lower end of the Autistic scale.) In his book, Alex takes
each of eight symptoms and comments how these symptoms are
pertinent in his life. In so doing, the reader will find
similarities to those children with Asperger's that they know and
will be able to reflect with new insights on what Alex is talking
about. In addition to the above, Alex shares many experiences in
his life that reflect his Asperger's condition from not being able
to drive, social development, repetitions, panic situations,
holidays, family, movies, relaxers, etc. Alex has augmented his
insights with graphics that even more clearly clarify his
Asperger's symptoms and sheds new ways of seeing the Asperger's
condition. In reading this book, the, reader will clarify in
his/her mind the characteristics common to the children that he/she
knows. Along the way Alex is brought to tears in recounting the
unpleasantness of his experiences. At the same time, there are
moments of great hilarity in the retelling of episodes that have a
sense of the comedic in them.
The second part of Alex's book is a re-counting of his life
experiences, explaining why he can't drive, how he relates to his
family, his school experiences, the things that relax him and those
which may cause him near panic. From each experience the reader
will assess the lessons learned and how it relates to the children
he/she may know. In the addendum, significant family members and
friends assess Alex's Asperger's diagnosis. This is extremely
helpful in to the reader in that many of the problems in dealing
with children with Asperger's/Autism are similar to Alex's. Every
child with Asperger's has some gift. Alex's gift is his ability to
penetrate to the core of his Asperger's Syndrome and then is able
to articulate his response in such a way as to enlighten the
reader. Added to this is a great sense of metaphor, which is
highlighted by multiple graphics in the book.
"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"
Awarded Outstanding Academic Book by CHOICE magazine in its first
edition, FORECASTING, TIME SERIES, AND REGRESSION: AN APPLIED
APPROACH now appears in a fourth edition that illustrates the vital
importance of forecasting and the various statistical techniques
that can be used to produce them. With an emphasis on applications,
this book provides both the conceptual development and practical
motivation students need to effectively implement forecasts of
their own. Bruce Bowerman, Richard O'Connell, and Anne Koehler
clearly demonstrate the necessity of using forecasts to make
intelligent decisions in marketing, finance, personnel management,
production scheduling, process control, and strategic management.
In addition, new technology coverage makes the latest edition the
most applied text available on the market.
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