Notes to Accompany the text, Levine, Berenson & Stephan,   Statistics for Managers using Microsoft Excel (LBS) :

For LBS Ch. 1 (Introduction and Data Collection):

• Notes to Accompany LBS Chapter 1
• Exercise on Stratified Sampling

For Homework A (due Thurs, 4-Sept.):

• Instructions
• Spreadsheet

For LBS Ch. 2 (Tables and Charts):

• Notes to Accompany LBS Chapter 2
• Correspondence Analysis BiPlot to Accompany Material on Contingency Tables (LBS Sec. 2.11)

For LBS Ch. 3 (Numerical Data Description):

• Notes to Accompany LBS Chapter 3
• Cluster Analysis and "The Clustering of America"

For LBS Ch. 4 (Basic Probability; Discrete Distributions):

• Addendum to LBS Chapter 4
• Standard Deviation of a 3-Point Likert Scale
• Introductory Notes on Decision Analysis
  Getz Products case:
• Notes to Accompany LBS Ch. 4: Expected Monetary Value and Decision Analysis
• Spreadsheet

• Notes to Accompany LBS Chapter 5
  Introductory Notes on Portfolio Analysis:
  
• Some Aspects of Portfolio Analysis
  
• Spreadsheet

• Notes to Accompany LBS Ch. 6

• Notes to Accompany LBS Ch. 7

Sample Midterm Questions (Midterm is on Thurs., 18-Sept.):

• Questions
• Solutions

Solutions to Midterm Exam

For Tues., 23-Sept.: LBS Ch. 10 (Quality & Productivity Management):--

• Notes to Accompany LBS Ch. 10

For Thurs., 25-Sept.: LBS Ch. 8 (Two- and c-Sample Tests with Numerical Data):--

• Notes to Accompany LBS Ch. 8
• Optional: Notes on Analysis of Variance

For Homework B (due Tues., 30-Sept.):

• Instructions

For Tues., 30-Sept.: LBS Ch. 11 (Simple Linear Regression & Correlation):

• Notes to Accompany LBS Ch. 11

LBS Ch. 12 (Multiple Regression):--

• Notes to Accompany LBS Ch. 12
• Statistical Computer Package Output for LBS Table 12.7
• Optional: Notes on Path Analysis

LBS Ch. 13 (Time Series Forecasting):--

• Notes to Accompany LBS Chapter 13
• Optional: Notes on Time Series Analysis

LBS Ch. 9 (Two- and c-Sample Tests with Categorical Data):--

• Notes to Accompany LBS Ch. 9
• Correspondence Analysis BiPlot to Accompany Material on Chi-Square Tests for Contingency Tables (LBS Secs. 9.5-7)

For Review Session:

• Overview of the Course

• Sample Final Exam Questions (Final exam: 9:30-11:30, Friday, 17-Oct.):
  • Questions
  • Solutions

Solutions to Final Exam for Fall '97