{"product_id":"statistical-thinking-9781119605713","title":"Statistical Thinking","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply statistics in business to achieve performance improvement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStatistical Thinking: Improving Business Performance, 3rd Edition \u003c\/i\u003ehelps managers understand the role of statistics in implementing business improvements. It guides professionals who are learning statistics in order to improve performance in business and industry. It also helps graduate and undergraduate students understand the strategic value of data and statistics in arriving at real business solutions. Instruction in the book is based on principles of effective learning, established by educational and behavioral research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors cover both practical examples and underlying theory, both the big picture and necessary details. Readers gain a conceptual understanding and the ability to perform actionable analyses. They are introduced to data skills to improve business processes, including collecting the appropriate data, identifying existing data limitations, and analyzing data graphically\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to JMP xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Statistical Thinking Concepts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Need for Business Improvement 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday’s Business Realities and the Need to Improve 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Now Have Two Jobs: A Model for Business Improvement 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Improvement Approaches Require Statistical Thinking 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Statistical Thinking 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of Statistical Thinking 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 1 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Data: The Missing Link 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Do We Need Data? 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Data 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll Data are Not Created Equal 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Sampling Tips to Ensure Data Quality 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat about Data Quantity? 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery Data Set Has a Story: The Data Pedigree 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Measurement System 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummarizing Data 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 2 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Statistical Thinking Strategy 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: The Effect of Advertising on Sales 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Improvement of a Soccer Team’s Performance 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Thinking Strategy 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariation in Business Processes 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynergy between Data and Subject Matter Knowledge 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamic Nature of Business Processes 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValue of Graphics—Discovering the Unexpected 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Update 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 3 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Understanding Business Processes 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of Business Processes 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSIPOC Model for Processes 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Business Processes 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of Business Processes 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems of Processes 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Update 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 4 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Holistic Improvement: Frameworks and Basic Tools 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Holistic Improvement: Tactics to Deploy Statistical Thinking 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Resolving Customer Complaints of Baby Wipe Flushability 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem-Solving Framework 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Reducing Resin Output Variation 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Process Improvement Framework 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Engineering 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Engineering Case Study: Predicting Corporate Defaults 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Framework for Statistical Engineering Projects 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Update 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 5 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Process Improvement and Problem-Solving Tools 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Tools 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge-Based Tools 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphical Tools 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytical Tools 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Update 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 6 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Formal Statistical Methods 273\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Building and Using Models 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of Business Models 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes and Uses of Models 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegression Modeling Process 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Models with One Predictor Variable 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Models with Several Predictor Variables 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMulticollinearity: Another Model Check 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Limitations of Using Observational Data 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Update 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 7 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Using Process Experimentation to Build Models 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRandomized versus Observational Studies 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Do We Need a Statistical Approach? 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of Process Experiments 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem-Solving and Process Improvement are Sequential 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Approach to Experimentation 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo-Factor Experiments: A Case Study 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree-Factor Experiments: A Case Study 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarger Experiments 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlocking, Randomization, and Center Points 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Update 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 8 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Applications of Statistical Inference Tools 401\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of Statistical Inference Tools 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess of Applying Statistical Inference 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Confidence and Prediction Intervals 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Hypothesis Tests 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTests for Continuous Data 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest for Discrete Data: Comparing Two or More Proportions 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest for Regression Analysis: Test on a Regression Coefficient 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Size Formulas 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Update 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 9 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Underlying Theory of Statistical Inference 455\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of the Theory 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheoretical Framework of Statistical Inference 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbability Distributions 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSampling Distributions 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinear Combinations 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransformations 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Looking Forward 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Update 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises: Chapter 10 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Effective Teamwork 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Presentations and Report Writing 525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C More on Surveys 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D More on Regression 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E More on Design of Experiments 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F More on Inference Tools 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix G More on Probability Distributions 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix H DMAIC Process Improvement Framework 577\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I \u003ci\u003et \u003c\/i\u003eCritical Values 587\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix J Standard Normal Probabilities (Cumulative \u003ci\u003ez \u003c\/i\u003eCurve Areas) 589\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 593\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407097962839,"sku":"9781119605713","price":109.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119605713.jpg?v=1730498169","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/statistical-thinking-9781119605713","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}