“This textbook is an introductory one which is intended first of all for researchers, analysts and practitioners in finance and economics which are not going to become professional statisticians. … the author introduces the readers to the complex technology through many examples and exercises which are simple and explicit at the beginning and grow up to nontrivial problems of economic practice.” (Vladimir Gorbunov, zbMATH 1407.62008, 2019)

This textbook discusses central statistical concepts and their use in business and economics. To endure the hardship of abstract statistical thinking, business and economics students need to see interesting applications at an early stage. Accordingly, the book predominantly focuses on exercises, several of which draw on simple applications of non-linear theory. The main body presents central ideas in a simple, straightforward manner; the exposition is concise, without sacrificing rigor. 

The book bridges the gap between theory and applications, with most exercises formulated in an economic context. Its simplicity of style makes the book suitable for students at any level, and every chapter starts out with simple problems. Several exercises, however, are more challenging, as they are devoted to the discussion of non-trivial economic problems where statistics plays a central part.


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This textbook discusses central statistical concepts and their use in business and economics. Accordingly, the book predominantly focuses on exercises, several of which draw on simple applications of non-linear theory.

The book bridges the gap between theory and applications, with most exercises formulated in an economic context.

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Introduction.- Descriptive statistics.- Probability.- Combinatorics.- Conditional probability.- Random variables, mean and variance.- Joint distributions.- Basic probability distributions.- Estimation.- Hypothesis testing.- Commonly used tests.- Linear regression.- Solutions.

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This textbook discusses central statistical concepts and their use in business and economics. To endure the hardship of abstract statistical thinking, business and economics students need to see interesting applications at an early stage. Accordingly, the book predominantly focuses on exercises, several of which draw on simple applications of non-linear theory. The main body presents central ideas in a simple, straightforward manner; the exposition is concise, without sacrificing rigor. 

The book bridges the gap between theory and applications, with most exercises formulated in an economic context. Its simplicity of style makes the book suitable for students at any level, and every chapter starts out with simple problems. Several exercises, however, are more challenging, as they are devoted to the discussion of non-trivial economic problems where statistics plays a central part.

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Teaches all the basic statistical concepts with a minimum of fuss Includes applications of clear relevance to business and economics Enhances students’ understanding by focusing on non-trivial problems Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material
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ISBN
9783319709352
Publisert
2018-01-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer International Publishing AG
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
Lower undergraduate, UF, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Orginaltittel
Statistikk for økonomifag

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Biografisk notat

Jan Ubøe is a Professor of Mathematics at the Norwegian School of Economics. He has published research in several different areas of mathematics and economics: theory on stochastic differential equations, option pricing theory, regional science, transportation science and management science. His contributions have also been recognized with several awards for excellence in teaching.