TY - BOOK AU - Richardson,Ronny TI - Business applications of multiple regressionRonny Richardson T2 - Quantitative approaches to decision making collection SN - 9781606492321 AV - HD .B875 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - [New York, N.Y. (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) PB - Business Expert Press KW - Regression analysis KW - Correlation (Statistics) KW - Business forecasting KW - correlation KW - forecasting KW - model building KW - multiple regression KW - regression N1 - Introduction --; Chapter 1.Correlation analysis --; Chapter 2.Simple regression --; Chapter 3.Multiple regression --; Chapter 4.Model building --; Notes --; Index N2 - This book describes the use of the statistical procedure called multiple regression in business situations, including forecasting and understanding the relationships between variables. The book assumes a basic understanding of statistics but reviews correlation analysis and simple regression to prepare the reader to understand and use multiple regression. The techniques described in the book are illustrated using both Microsoft Excel and a professional statistical program. Along the way, several real-world data sets are analyzed in detail to better prepare the reader for working with actual data in a business environment. This book will be a useful guide to managers at all levels who need to understand and make decisions based on data analysis performed using multiple regression. It also provides the beginning analyst with the detailed understanding required to use multiple regression to analyze data sets ER -