Q1. (a) ‘Statistics is the backbone of decision-making’. Comment. Ans.(a) Due to advanced communication network‚ rapid changes in consumer behavior‚ varied expectations of variety of consumers and new market openings‚ modern managers have a difficult task of making quick and appropriate decisions. Therefore‚ there is a need for them to depend more upon quantitative techniques like mathematical models‚ statistics‚ operations research and econometrics. Decision making is a key part of our day-to-day
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STAT 110 INTRODUCTION TO DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS Fall‚ 2006 Lecture Notes Joshua M. Tebbs Department of Statistics The University of South Carolina TABLE OF CONTENTS STAT 110‚ J. TEBBS Contents 1 Where Do Data Come From? 1 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Individuals‚ variables‚ and data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.3 Observational studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Administration- MBA Semester 1 MB0040 - Statistics for Management Q1. A Explain the characteristics of statistics? B. What are the components of statistics? Give a brief description of each of its component’s? Answer: (A) Some of its important characteristics are given below: * Statistics are aggregates of facts. * Statistics are numerically expressed. * Statistics are affected to a marked extent by multiplicity of causes. * Statistics are enumerated or estimated according to
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1 Statistics plays a vital role in almost every facet of human life. Describe the functions of Statistics.Explain the applications of statistics. Meaning of statistics Functions of statistics Applications of statistics. Ans:Statistics plays an important role in almost every facet of human life. In business context‚ managers are required to justify decisions on the basis of data. They need statistical models to support these decisions. Statistical skills enable managers to collect‚ analyse and
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Question 1: State the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis ONLY i) One of the major Malaysia tire makers wishes to review its warranty for their rainmaker tire. The warranty is for 40‚000 kilometers. The tire company believes that the tire actually lasts more than 40‚000 kilometers. A sample 49 tires revealed that the mean number of kilometers is 45‚000 kilometers with a standard deviation of 15‚000 kilometers. What is the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis? ii) It is claimed
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SWOT Analysis: Payless Shoe Source Michelle Parker Management 303/RM111 Mrs. Rhonda Jordan March 19‚ 2012 Payless Shoes history‚ begin over 56 years ago‚ by two well known cousins name Louis and Shoal Pozez in Topeka‚ Kansas. Louis and Shoal wanted to make fashionable shoes accessible to customers who didn’t want to spend a lot of money. They originated the concept of putting the shoes on the shelves where customers could browse the styles and sizes. Our product and our self-selection
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Statistic Report for UNITE AUTOMOBILE ENTERPRISE Lecturer:- Dr Haslindar Ibrahim Prepared by:- Zalifah Che Embee (DL1010195) Habibah Kadir (DL1013072) Zahari Sehak (DL1016065) Mohd Aswad Abd Karim (DL1018773) Shahrul Asmadi Shahmarudin(DL1010501) Introduction Unite Automobile Enterprise was established in January 2009. The company is involved in selling various types of domestic and import cars. Unite Automobile Enterprise sales have been particularly slow this past year. Unite
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Statistics for Business and Economics Personal pre-assignment 1.9 What is a representative sample? What is its value? The representative sample is a subset of a population of interest that is exhibiting the typical characteristics of the population. The most typical way to cover the up-mentioned criterion is the simple random sample which consist of a sample of units that is selected randomly‚ e. g. the sample is selected form the population on a way that every sample of the size is having
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Most high school students are given the option to take an AP Statistics class. People in general are unaware of the importance of an AP Statistics and how it can benefit high school students in the future. I think that the two main reasons for high school students to actually take AP statistics is because it could possibly help in career fields such as Business and Banking. The basic of statistics involves making descions and if a high school student wants to major in business they have to make
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midsize cars were equipped with type B condensers. The number of miles (in thousands) driven by each car before the condenser broke down was recorded. Should the president retain supplier A? 13-22 Z-TEST: PROPORTION 3. A new credit card company is investigating various market segments to determine whether it is profitable to direct its advertising specifically at each one. One market segment is composed of Hispanic people. The latest census indicates that there are 30‚085‚000 Hispanic
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