Descriptive statistics and statistics of economics. (Q1884598)

This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the most important methods of descriptive and inferential statistics which underpin statistical analyses in finance, economics and social sciences. Microsoft Excel\(^\circledR\) is a powerful environment for statistical and graphical analysis of data. This book provides both an introduction to the use of Microsoft Excel\(^\circledR\) and a course in modern statistical methods. Throughout, the emphasis is on presenting practical problems and full analyses of real data sets. Many of the methods discussed are state-of-the-art approaches to topics such as distributions and data summaries, univariate/multivariate analysis, linear regression models, robust statistics, graphical methods, time series, trend, linear filter. A chapter on statistics of economics, in particular, on index numbers, ratios, measuring concentration and inequality is included. The most typical problems, and the variants of their solutions with the help of Microsoft Excel\(^\circledR\) are described. The textbook is ideal for students in the area of finance, economic and social sciences.