Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics, 10/e (AE-Paperback)
暫譯: 商業與經濟學統計學要素，第10版 (AE-平裝本)

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Jeffrey D. Camm is the Inmar Presidential Chair of Analytics and Senior Associate Dean of Business Analytics programs in the School of Business at Wake Forest University. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he holds a B.S. from Xavier University (Ohio) and a Ph.D. from Clemson University. Prior to joining the faculty at Wake Forest, Dr. Camm served on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati. He has also been a visiting scholar at Stanford University and a visiting professor of business administration at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Dr. Camm has published more than 45 papers in the general area of optimization applied to problems in operations management and marketing. He has published his research in Science, Management Science, Operations Research, Interfaces and other professional journals. Dr. Camm was named the Dornoff Fellow of Teaching Excellence at the University of Cincinnati and he was the recipient of the 2006 INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of Operations Research Practice. A firm believer in practicing what he preaches, he has served as an operations research consultant to numerous companies and government agencies. From 2005 to 2010, Dr. Camm served as editor-in-chief of INFORMS Journal of Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces). In 2017, he was named an INFORMS fellow.

James J. Cochran is Professor of Applied Statistics, the Rogers-Spivey Faculty Fellow and Associate Dean for Faculty and Research at the University of Alabama. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he earned his B.S., M.S., and M.B.A. degrees from Wright State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Cochran has served at The University of Alabama since 2014 and has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University, Universidad de Talca, the University of South Africa and Pole Universitaire Leonard de Vinci. Dr. Cochran has published more than 45 papers in the development and application of operations research and statistical methods. He has published his research in Management Science, The American Statistician, Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods, Annals of Operations Research, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, INFORMS Journal of Applied Analytics and Statistics and Probability Letters. He was the 2008 recipient of the INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of Operations Research Practice and the 2010 recipient of the Mu Sigma Rho Statistical Education Award. Dr. Cochran was elected to the International Statistics Institute in 2005 and named a fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2011. He received the Founders Award in 2014 and the Karl E. Peace Award in 2015 from the American Statistical Association. In 2017 he received the American Statistical Association’s Waller Distinguished Teaching Career Award and was named a fellow of INFORMS. In 2018 he received the INFORMS President’s Award. A strong advocate for effective statistics and operations research education as a means of improving the quality of applications to real problems, Dr. Cochran has organized and chaired teaching workshops throughout the world.

Michael J. Fry is Professor of Operations, Business Analytics and Information Systems and Academic Director of the Center for Business Analytics in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. Born in Killeen, Texas, he earned a B.S. from Texas A&M University and his M.S.E. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has been at the University of Cincinnati since 2002, where he was previously department head. Dr. Fry has been named a Lindner Research Fellow. He has also been a visiting professor at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Fry has published more than 25 research papers in journals such as Operations Research, M&SOM, Transportation Science, Naval Research Logistics, IISE Transactions, Critical Care Medicine and INFORMS Journal of Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces). His research interests are in applying quantitative management methods to the areas of supply chain analytics, sports analytics and public-policy operations. He has worked with many organizations for his research, including Dell, Inc., Starbucks Coffee Company, Great American Insurance Group, the Cincinnati Fire Department, the State of Ohio Election Commission, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Dr. Fry was named a finalist for the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice, and he has been recognized for both his research and teaching excellence at the University of Cincinnati.

Jeffrey W. Ohlmann is Associate Professor of Management Sciences and Huneke Research Fellow in the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. Born in Valentine, Nebraska, he earned a B.S. from the University of Nebraska, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has been at the University of Iowa since 2003. Dr. Ohlmann’s research on the modeling and solution of decision-making problems has produced more than two dozen research papers in journals such as Operations Research, Mathematics of Operations Research, INFORMS Journal on Computing, Transportation Science, the European Journal of Operational Research and INFORMS Journal of Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces). He has collaborated with companies such as Transfreight, LeanCor, Cargill, the Hamilton County Board of Elections as well as three National Football League franchises. Because of the relevance of his work to industry, he was bestowed the George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award and was recognized as a finalist for the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice.

David R. Anderson is a leading author and professor emeritus of quantitative analysis in the College of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Anderson has served as head of the Department of Quantitative Analysis and Operations Management and as associate dean of the College of Business Administration. He was also coordinator of the college’s first executive program. In addition to introductory statistics for business students, Dr. Anderson taught graduate-level courses in regression analysis, multivariate analysis and management science. He also taught statistical courses at the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. Dr. Anderson has received numerous honors for excellence in teaching and service to student organizations. He is the co-author of ten well-respected textbooks related to decision sciences, and he actively consults with businesses in the areas of sampling and statistical methods. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Dr. Anderson earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University.

Dennis J. Sweeney is professor emeritus of quantitative analysis and founder of the Center for Productivity Improvement at the University of Cincinnati. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he earned a B.S.B.A. degree from Drake University and his M.B.A. and D.B.A. degrees from Indiana University, where he was an NDEA fellow. Dr. Sweeney has worked in the management science group at Procter & Gamble and has been a visiting professor at Duke University. He also served as head of the Department of Quantitative Analysis and served four years as associate dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Sweeney has published more than 30 articles and monographs in the area of management science and statistics. The National Science Foundation, IBM, Procter & Gamble, Federated Department Stores, Kroger and Cincinnati Gas & Electric have funded his research, which has been published in journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, Mathematical Programming and Decision Sciences. Dr. Sweeney has co-authored ten textbooks in the areas of statistics, management science, linear programming and production and operations management.

Jeffrey D. Camm 是維克森林大學商學院分析學的 Inmar 總統椅教授及商業分析課程的高級副院長。他出生於俄亥俄州辛辛那提，擁有來自賽亞大學（Xavier University, Ohio）的學士學位及克萊姆森大學的博士學位。在加入維克森林大學的教職之前，Camm 博士曾在辛辛那提大學任教。他也曾擔任史丹佛大學的訪問學者，以及達特茅斯學院塔克商學院的商業管理訪問教授。Camm 博士在應用於運營管理和行銷問題的優化領域發表了超過 45 篇論文。他的研究發表於《科學》、《管理科學》、《運營研究》、《Interfaces》及其他專業期刊。Camm 博士曾獲得辛辛那提大學的 Dornoff 教學卓越獎，並於 2006 年獲得 INFORMS 運營研究實踐教學獎。他堅信實踐所教，曾擔任多家企業和政府機構的運營研究顧問。從 2005 年到 2010 年，Camm 博士擔任 INFORMS 應用分析期刊（前身為 Interfaces）的主編。2017 年，他被任命為 INFORMS 會士。

James J. Cochran 是阿拉巴馬大學應用統計學教授、Rogers-Spivey 教職研究員及教職與研究副院長。他出生於俄亥俄州代頓，獲得來自萊特州立大學的學士、碩士及工商管理碩士學位，並在辛辛那提大學獲得博士學位。Cochran 博士自 2014 年以來在阿拉巴馬大學任教，並曾擔任史丹佛大學、塔爾卡大學、南非大學及倫納德·德·文西大學的訪問學者。Cochran 博士在運營研究和統計方法的開發與應用方面發表了超過 45 篇論文。他的研究發表於《管理科學》、《美國統計學家》、《統計學通訊-理論與方法》、《運營研究年鑑》、《歐洲運營研究期刊》、《組合優化期刊》、《INFORMS 應用分析期刊》和《統計與機率快報》。他於 2008 年獲得 INFORMS 運營研究實踐教學獎，並於 2010 年獲得 Mu Sigma Rho 統計教育獎。Cochran 博士於 2005 年當選國際統計學會會員，並於 2011 年被任命為美國統計學會會士。他於 2014 年獲得創始人獎，並於 2015 年獲得卡爾·E·皮斯獎。2017 年，他獲得美國統計學會的 Waller 傑出教學生涯獎，並被任命為 INFORMS 會士。2018 年，他獲得 INFORMS 會長獎。Cochran 博士強烈倡導有效的統計和運營研究教育，以改善對實際問題的應用質量，並在全球組織和主持教學研討會。

Michael J. Fry 是辛辛那提大學卡爾·H·林德納商學院的運營、商業分析和資訊系統教授及商業分析中心的學術主任。他出生於德克薩斯州基林，獲得德克薩斯 A&M 大學的學士學位，並在密西根大學獲得碩士及博士學位。自 2002 年以來，他一直在辛辛那提大學任教，曾擔任系主任。Fry 博士被任命為林德納研究員。他也曾擔任康奈爾大學薩繆爾·柯蒂斯·約翰遜管理研究所及不列顛哥倫比亞大學薩德商學院的訪問教授。Fry 博士在《運營研究》、《M&SOM》、《交通科學》、《海軍研究物流》、《IISE 交易》、《重症醫學》和 INFORMS 應用分析期刊（前身為 Interfaces）等期刊上發表了超過 25 篇研究論文。他的研究興趣在於將定量管理方法應用於供應鏈分析、體育分析和公共政策運營等領域。他與許多組織合作進行研究，包括戴爾公司、星巴克咖啡公司、大美國保險集團、辛辛那提消防局、俄亥俄州選舉委員會、辛辛那提孟加拉虎隊和辛辛那提動物園及植物園。Fry 博士曾被提名為丹尼爾·H·瓦格納運營研究實踐卓越獎的決賽入圍者，並因其在辛辛那提大學的研究和教學卓越而受到認可。

Jeffrey W. Ohlmann 是愛荷華大學 Tippie 商學院的管理科學副教授及 Huneke 研究員。他出生於內布拉斯加州瓦倫丁，獲得內布拉斯加大學的學士學位，並在密西根大學獲得碩士及博士學位。自 2003 年以來，他一直在愛荷華大學任教。Ohlmann 博士在決策問題建模和解決方面的研究已在《運營研究》、《運營研究數學》、《INFORMS 計算期刊》、《交通科學》、《歐洲運營研究期刊》和 INFORMS 應用分析期刊（前身為 Interfaces）等期刊上發表了超過二十篇研究論文。他與 Transfreight、LeanCor、Cargill、漢密爾頓縣選舉委員會以及三個國家橄欖球聯盟特許經營隊合作。由於他的工作與行業的相關性，他獲得了喬治·B·丹齊格論文獎，並被提名為丹尼爾·H·瓦格納運營研究實踐卓越獎的決賽入圍者。

David R. Anderson 是辛辛那提大學商業管理學院的著名作者及定量分析名譽教授。Anderson 博士曾擔任定量分析與運營管理系主任及商業管理學院的副院長。他還是該學院首個高管課程的協調員。除了為商業學生教授入門統計學外，Anderson 博士還教授回歸分析、多變量分析和管理科學的研究生課程。他還在華盛頓特區的勞工部教授統計課程。Anderson 博士因其卓越的教學和對學生組織的服務而獲得多項榮譽。他是十本與決策科學相關的受人尊敬的教科書的共同作者，並在抽樣和統計方法領域積極為企業提供諮詢服務。他出生於北達科他州的格蘭德福克斯，並在普渡大學獲得學士、碩士和博士學位。

Dennis J. Sweeney 是辛辛那提大學定量分析名譽教授及生產力改善中心的創始人。他出生於愛荷華州得梅因，獲得德雷克大學的商業管理學士學位，並在印第安納大學獲得工商管理碩士及博士學位，當時他是 NDEA 獎學金獲得者。Sweeney 博士曾在寶潔公司的管理科學小組工作，並曾擔任杜克大學的訪問教授。他還擔任定量分析系主任，並在辛辛那提大學商業管理學院擔任副院長四年。Sweeney 博士在管理科學和統計領域發表了超過 30 篇文章和專著。他的研究得到了國家科學基金會、IBM、寶潔公司、聯合百貨、克羅格和辛辛那提燃氣與電力公司的資助，並發表於《管理科學》、《運營研究》、《數學規劃》和《決策科學》等期刊。Sweeney 博士在統計、管理科學、線性規劃及生產與運營管理等領域共同編寫了十本教科書。

1. Data and Statistics.
2. Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Displays.
3. Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures.
4. Introduction to Probability.
5. Discrete Probability Distributions.
6. Continuous Probability Distributions.
7. Sampling and Sampling Distributions.
8. Interval Estimation.
9. Hypothesis Tests.
10. Inference about Means and Proportions with Two Populations.
11. Inferences about Population Variances.
12. Comparing Multiple Proportions, Test of Independence and Goodness of Fit.
13. Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance.
14. Simple Linear Regression.
15. Multiple Regression.
Appendix A: References and Bibliography.
Appendix B: Tables.
Appendix C: Summation Notation.
Appendix D: Microsoft Excel and Tools for Statistical Analysis.
Appendix E: Computing p-Values Using JMP and Excel.
Appendix F: Microsoft Excel Online and Tools for Statistical Analysis.
Appendix G: Solutions to Even-Numbered Exercises (Cengage eBook).

1. Data and Statistics.

2. Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Displays.

3. Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures.

4. Introduction to Probability.

5. Discrete Probability Distributions.

6. Continuous Probability Distributions.

7. Sampling and Sampling Distributions.

8. Interval Estimation.

9. Hypothesis Tests.

10. Inference about Means and Proportions with Two Populations.

11. Inferences about Population Variances.

12. Comparing Multiple Proportions, Test of Independence and Goodness of Fit.

13. Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance.

14. Simple Linear Regression.

15. Multiple Regression.

Appendix A: References and Bibliography.

Appendix B: Tables.

Appendix C: Summation Notation.

Appendix D: Microsoft Excel and Tools for Statistical Analysis.

Appendix E: Computing p-Values Using JMP and Excel.

Appendix F: Microsoft Excel Online and Tools for Statistical Analysis.

Appendix G: Solutions to Even-Numbered Exercises (Cengage eBook).