Business Statistics Using Excel, SPSS, and R

This textbook refreshingly offers a
storied approach to statistics, working through examples and everyday lived
experiences to explain statistical concepts. The stories depict the nature of
numbers, the ways in which numbers offer us tools to grasp the world around
us, and the possible uses of numbers in our everyday navigation of the world.
This narrative-based approach is complemented by step-by-step guidance on the
various tools to be used for statistical analyses. The book offers an
aesthetic that celebrates creativity while grappling with data. Such an
approach will draw in both undergraduate and graduate students, teaching them
to engage with concepts of probability, estimation, prediction,
experimentation, and so on, with excitement. The dialogic approach that is
woven in throughout the book is likely to promote critical thinking, gently
pushing students to engage with numbers in finding solutions emergent from
the empirical.

Statistics has gained more importance as it forms the base for the study of
Data Analytics, which has become one of the most required disciplines in the
industry. Decision-making by industry leaders is based on data analysis. This
book is a good compilation for understanding the application of statistics and
its implications in day-to-day functioning.