BUSINESS STATISTICS 7TH EDITION

BY KEN BLACK

Class Test Feedback Summary

What did you like best about Business Statistics? “The best part about the sample chapter was the

visuals and the immense amounts of examples they give you for each topic provided as

well as a good number of practice problems and a good chapter summary. Every bit

of practice helps.” – Student, Missouri State University

“It explained the examples and problems well

enough to understand it almost completely the first time instead of having

to read it a few times to understand.” – Student, Rhode Island College

“The great detail, amount of examples, and

demonstrations, make this truly valuable. A lot

of students struggle with stat and I think if I had used this textbook for stat 201, I would have had a better understanding.”

– Student, Drexel University

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Based feedback from 18 instructors from 17 institutions and 601 students, Black, Business Statistics

7th Edition delivers on its purpose to improve the teaching and learning experience. Instructors and

students highlighted the worked-out demonstration problems, clear writing style, and meaningful use

of visuals as the differentiating features of Black, Business Statistics 7th Edition that improve student

confidence, aid the learning process and achieve course goals.

STUDY METHODOLOGY During the 2011-2012 academic year, 18 instructors and 601 students class tested one of the following chapters of Black, Business Statistics 7th Edition:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics Chapter 2: Charts and Graphs Chapter 3. Descriptive Statistics Chapter 4: Probability Chapter 5. Discrete Distributions Chapter 6: Continuous Distributions Chapter 7: Sampling and Sampling Distributions Chapter 8: Statistical Inference: Estimation for

Single Populations

Chapter 9: Statistical Inference: Hypothesis Testing for Single Populations

Chapter 10: Statistical Inferences About Two Populations

Chapter 12: Simple Regression Analysis and Correlation

Chapter 13: Multiple Regression Analysis Chapter 18: Statistical Quality Control

After using the materials in their face-to-face or online Business Statistics course, instructors and students provided feedback on the sample material in a comprehensive online survey.

North Carolina A&T State University

Rhode Island College

Sam Houston State University

University of Central Arkansas

University of Central Oklahoma

University of Nevada, Reno

University of the Incarnate Word

York College of Pennsylvania

Appalachian State University

College of Menominee Nation

Colorado State University Pueblo

Drexel University

Florida International University

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Missouri State University

Motlow State Community College

New York Institute of Technology

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“The information was laid out in a way that was easy to follow and easy to understand.”

– Student, Colorado State University - Pueblo

INSTRUCTOR SURVEY RESULTS Instructor feedback was overall excellent, as of professors rated the class-tested chapter

of Black, Business Statistics as better/much better than the corresponding chapter in their current

textbook.

When asked about their course goals, most instructors surveyed cited teaching students how to understand the fundamentals of statistical concepts, how to interpret them, and using business statistics to make sound business decisions as the core goals of the undergraduate business statistics course.

of instructors responded that the Black,

Business Statistics chapter addressed the goals of their

course.

Instructors reported that the chapter of Black, Business Statistics

helped them achieve their course goals, primarily through the text’s

unique pedagogical elements: worked out demonstration problems and

effective visuals.

of professors rated the Demonstration Problems in the text as helpful/very helpful to

student learning and reported that Demonstration Problems in Black, Business Statistics

were better/much better than those in their current text.

“The problems and material are relevant in general. Few text books do a good job of explaining to

students why probability is important to statistics. I do not think the students really make the

connection between the probability chapter and the probability distributions that come later.”

– Professor, Appalachian State University

“The students have a real hands-on understanding of statistical inference. The tree diagram on page

255 is a crucial tool for students to understand the process of statistical inference. The managerial

questions let the students realize the applicability of statistical inference in real money-making

decisions.”

– Professor, North Carolina A&T State University

BLACK, BUSINESS STATISTICS 7E INSTRUCTOR CLASS TEST SUMMARY

“Adopt it. It is an excellent statistical text from both the teaching and learning perspective”

--Professor, Indiana Univ of Penn

“Solidly written book that presents the material in a very clear manner.”

– Professor, Drexel University

STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS Student feedback to the Black, Business Statistics sample chapter was very positive as

of students were satisfied/very satisfied with the overall chapter.

Students thought the text was a useful learning aid, as rated the chapter as helpful/very

helpful.

When asked to explain their responses, many students cited how these features of the text were

valuable in their learning experience:

BLACK BUSINESS STASTISTICS 7E STUDENT CLASS TEST SUMMARY

“…how the real life problems given in the book are broken down and solved step by step. Makes the material much easier to understand.”

– Student, Colorado State University - Pueblo “The writing style and step by step process used to break down each example problem made difficult questions more manageable.”

– Student, Drexel University “The style of writing is what caught my attention and is, ultimately, what I liked best. It was easy to read and it was easy to understand.”

– Student, North Carolina A&T “The best aspect of this textbook has to be the diagrams and visuals. I'm a very visual learner, so for students like me it really helps having informative charts, diagrams, etc to accompany the text so you can better understand the material.”

-- Student, Drexel University

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Worked-out Demonstration Problems

Visuals and Diagrams

Overall Chapter

Real Data used in Examples and Problems

Student Satisfaction with Black, Business Statistics

Students who were satisfied/very satisfied with areas of the text