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Introductory Business Statistics with Interactive Spreadsheets – 1st Canadian Edition was adapted by Mohammad Mahbobi from Thomas K. Tiemann’s textbook, Introductory Business Statistics. For information about what was changed in this adaptation, refer to the Copyright statement at the bottom of the home page.

Sample Adaptation Statement for an Adapted OER

Unless otherwise noted, Introductory Business Statistics with Interactive Spreadsheets – 1st Canadian Edition is (c) 2010 by Thomas K. Tiemann. The textbook content was produced by Thomas K. Tiemann and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license, except for the following changes and additions, which are (c) 2015 by Mohammad Mahbobi, and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

All examples have been changed to Canadian references, and information throughout the book, as applicable, has been revised to reflect Canadian content. One or more interactive Excel spreadsheets have been added to each of the eight chapters in this textbook as instructional tools.

The following additions have been made to these chapters:

Chapter 4

  • chi-square test and categorical variables
  • null and alternative hypotheses for test of independence

Chapter 8

  • simple linear regression model
  • least squares method
  • coefficient of determination
  • confidence interval for the average of the dependent variable
  • prediction interval for a specific value of the dependent variable

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