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Index 829<br />

illustrated, 17<br />

range, 18<br />

relative frequencies, 18–19<br />

Frequency polygons<br />

cumulative, 24<br />

defined, 23<br />

Excel, 24, 42<br />

illustrated, 24<br />

Friedman test. See also Nonparametric statistics<br />

assumptions, 699<br />

computing, 699–700<br />

defined, 699<br />

demonstration problem, 702–703<br />

example, 700–701<br />

formula, 700<br />

hypotheses, 699<br />

Minitab, 701<br />

summary, 710<br />

Full regression coefficient, 518<br />

F-value<br />

for blocks, 428<br />

defined, 409<br />

determination, 409<br />

simple regression, 527<br />

Gaussian distribution, 185<br />

General law of addition, 103<br />

General law of multiplication, 111–113<br />

Good estimators, 63<br />

Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT),<br />

187–189<br />

Graphical depictions. See also Data graphs<br />

binomial distributions, 150–152<br />

Poisson distributions, 159<br />

qualitative data graphs, 27–33<br />

quantitative data graphs, 21–27<br />

types of, 36<br />

Grouped data<br />

defined, 17, 36<br />

demonstration problem, 74–75<br />

mean, 70–71<br />

measures of central tendency, 70–72<br />

measures of variability, 72–75<br />

median, 71–72<br />

mode, 72<br />

ungrouped data versus, 17–18<br />

G<br />

H<br />

Healthy residual graphs, 479–480<br />

Heteroscedasticity, 479<br />

Histograms. See also Data graphs<br />

axes, 21, 22<br />

construction, 21<br />

defined, 21<br />

examples, 22, 23<br />

Minitab, 22, 43, 230<br />

in quality control, 738<br />

sample means, 229, 230<br />

using, 23<br />

Holt’s two-parameter exponential smoothing<br />

method, 609–610<br />

Homoscedasticity, 479<br />

Honestly significantly difference (HSD) test.<br />

See also Multiple comparisons<br />

defined, 418<br />

formula, 419<br />

Minitab, 420<br />

treatment levels, 418<br />

HTAB system. See also Hypothesis testing<br />

illustrated, 295<br />

paradigm, 296<br />

process, 295<br />

tasks, 295–297<br />

Hypergeometric distributions. See also<br />

Discrete distributions<br />

characteristics, 164–165<br />

computer use for, 166<br />

defined, 164, 169<br />

demonstration problems, 166<br />

formula, 165<br />

outcomes, 164<br />

parameters, 165<br />

probabilities, 165<br />

uses, 165<br />

Hypotheses<br />

alternative, 292<br />

defined, 290<br />

Friedman test, 699<br />

Kruskal-Wallis test, 694<br />

null, 292<br />

one-sample runs test, 673<br />

research, 291–292<br />

substantive, 294–295<br />

types of, 291, 334<br />

Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test,<br />

686<br />

Hypothesis testing, 247–248, 288–341<br />

computer use, 340<br />

database analysis, 338<br />

defined, 290<br />

difference of two means (independent<br />

samples), 355–359<br />

difference of two means (z statistic), 347–350<br />

ethical considerations, 334<br />

formulas, 335<br />

with HTAB system, 295–297<br />

introduction to, 290–299<br />

mean with finite population, 301–302<br />

nonrejection region, 297–298<br />

one-tailed, 293–294, 309, 334<br />

one-way ANOVA, 407<br />

population mean (t statistic), 308–315<br />

population mean (z statistic), 299–308<br />

population proportion, 315–321<br />

population variance, 321–324<br />

p-value, 302<br />

rejection region, 297–298<br />

related populations, 365–367<br />

slope, 489–494<br />

steps, 295<br />

summary, 334–335<br />

tree diagram taxonomy, 345<br />

two population proportions, 375–379<br />

two population variances, 382–389<br />

two-tailed, 293, 329, 334<br />

Type I errors, 298<br />

Type II errors, 298–299, 324–333<br />

Independent events, 98–99<br />

demonstration problems, 119–121<br />

formula, 119<br />

Independent samples<br />

defined, 344<br />

difference of two means, 355–364<br />

Independent variables<br />

addition of, 619–620<br />

defined, 404<br />

levels, 405<br />

nonlinear, 580<br />

in regression analysis, 469, 518<br />

I<br />

Index numbers. See also Forecasting<br />

defined, 613<br />

demonstration problem, 627–628<br />

Laspeyres price index, 626–627<br />

motivation for, 624<br />

Paasche price index, 627<br />

simple, 624<br />

summary, 632–633<br />

unweighted aggregate price, 624–625<br />

uses, 623<br />

weighted aggregate price, 625–626<br />

Indicator variables. See also Variables<br />

in business research, 560<br />

defined, 560<br />

as dichotomous, 561<br />

qualitative, 560–561<br />

summary, 580<br />

t ratios, 562<br />

Inferential statistics<br />

applications, 6<br />

defined,6,12<br />

process illustration, 7<br />

types of,9,12<br />

Inferential techniques<br />

branch of tree diagram, 252, 291<br />

confidence intervals, 344<br />

In-process quality control, 723<br />

Input processing errors, 226<br />

Interaction. See also Factorial designs<br />

defined, 439<br />

effects, 440, 442<br />

examples, 439–440<br />

graphical depiction, 440<br />

regression analysis, 352<br />

regression models with, 352–354<br />

Interquartile range, 56<br />

Intersections, 98<br />

Interval estimates, 253<br />

Interval-level data measurement, 8<br />

Irregular fluctuations, 590<br />

Ishikawa diagram. See Cause-and-effect diagrams<br />

Joint probability<br />

defined, 101<br />

table, 111<br />

Judgment sampling, 225<br />

“Juran Trilogy,” 725<br />

Just-in-time (JIT) inventory systems,<br />

728–729<br />

J<br />

K<br />

Kruskal-Wallis test. See also Nonparametric<br />

statistics<br />

analysis example, 695<br />

computation process, 695<br />

defined, 694<br />

demonstration problem, 696–697<br />

formula, 694<br />

hypotheses, 694<br />

Minitab, 695<br />

summary, 710<br />

Kurtosis, 78, 84<br />

L<br />

Lambda ()<br />

defined, 155<br />

value, 157<br />

Large-sample runs test, 675–676<br />

Laspeyres price index, 626–627

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