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This document provides an overview of statistics used in business management. It defines descriptive and inferential statistics, and notes some common applications like marketing, production, finance, and accounting. Statistics is important for planning, economics, industry, science, education, and war. The document outlines limitations of statistics and provides references for further reading.
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Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, summarizing, analyzing, and interpreting data. It has its origins in Latin and other languages and refers to quantitative aspects of data management and meaningful interpretation. Statistics can be used in both plural and singular senses - referring either to numerical data or the methods used to analyze data. It is useful for converting random data into understandable information to aid in decision making. Statistics has important applications in business, government, industry, economics, and other fields for functions like presenting information simply, comparing facts, formulating policies, and forecasting.
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Understanding the importance of statistics transcends mere numbers; it’s a cornerstone in various facets of life, particularly in the dynamic realm of business. Statistics is more than just crunching data; it’s the compass that guides decision-making, unveils patterns, and empowers informed choices within the business landscape. Statistics serves as the language that deciphers the story within data. It helps in interpreting information, spotting trends, and drawing conclusions vital for informed decision-making.
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- Economic statistics concerns the collection, processing, and analysis of economic data to study economies.
- Statistics are numerical data that can be analyzed and interpreted, while the science of statistics studies principles and methods for collecting, presenting, analyzing, and interpreting numerical data.
- Statistical tools like census, surveys, tables and graphs are used at different stages of statistical study and are important for economics.
- Statistics has limitations as laws only hold on average and it only studies quantitative data.
Statistics is the study of collecting, analyzing, presenting, and organizing quantitative data. It involves developing techniques to gather, display, and evaluate numerical data to assist with decision-making. Statistics has many applications across various fields like planning, economics, business, industry, science, education, and warfare. It is widely used in business and management functions such as marketing, production, finance, banking, investment, purchasing, accounting, and management control.
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Statistics is the collection and analysis of data. There are two main branches: descriptive statistics, which organizes and summarizes data, and inferential statistics, which uses descriptive statistics to make predictions. Statistics starts with a question and uses data to provide information to help make decisions. It is widely used in business, health, education, research, social sciences, and natural resources.
Statisticians help collect, analyze, and interpret numerical data to solve problems and make predictions. The steps of statistical analysis involve collecting information, evaluating it, and drawing conclusions. Statisticians work in a variety of fields such as medicine, government, education, business, and more. They help determine sampling methods, process data, and advise on the strengths and limitations of statistical results.
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1. What is statistics?
Statistics is defined as the
science of decision making with
calculated risks in the face of
uncertainty.
Statistics can be defined as the
collection, presentation and
interpretation of data.
2. Origin and History of Statistics
The History of statistics can be said to start around 1749 although, over time, there
have been changes to the interpretation of the word statistics. In early times, the
meaning was restricted to information about states.
By the 18th century, the term "statistics" designated the systematic collection of
demographic and economic data by states
In the early 19th century, collection intensified, and the meaning of "statistics"
broadened to include the discipline concerned with the collection, summary, and
analysis of data.
Today, data are collected, and statistics are computed and widely distributed in
government, business, most of the sciences and sports etc.,…
3. Scope and Importance of Statistics
1. Statistics and planning: Statistics is indispensable into planning in the modern age which is termed as “the age of
planning”. Almost all over the world the govt. are re-storing to planning for economic development.
2. Statistics and economics: Statistical data and techniques of statistical analysis have to immensely useful involving
economical problem. Such as wages, price, time series analysis, demand analysis.
3. Statistics and business: Statistics is a responsible tool for production control. Business executive are relying more
and more on statistical techniques for studying the much and desire of the valued customers.
4. Statistics and industry: In industry statistics is widely used for quality control. In production engineering to find out
whether the product is confirming to the specifications or not. Statistical tools, such as inspection plan, control chart etc.
5. Statistics and mathematics: Statistics are intimately related recent advancements in statistical technique are the
outcome of wide applications of mathematics.
6. Statistics and modern science: In medical science the statistical tools for collection, presentation and analysis of
observed facts relating to causes and incidence of dieses and the result of application various drugs and medicine are of
great importance.
7. Statistics, psychology and education: In education and physiology statistics has found wide application such as,
determining or to determine the reliability and validity to a test, factor analysis etc.
8. Statistics and war: In war the theory of decision function can be a great assistance to the military and personal to
plan “maximum destruction with minimum effort.”
4. Statistics in business and management
1. Marketing: Statistical analysis are frequently used in providing information for making decision in the field of
marketing it is necessary first to find out what can be sold and the to evolve suitable strategy, so that the goods which to
the ultimate consumer. A skill full analysis of data on production purchasing power, man power, habits of competitors,
habits of consumer, transportation cost should be consider to take any attempt to establish a new market.
2. Production: In the field of production statistical data and method play a very important role. The decision about what
to produce? How to produce? When to produce? For whom to produce is based largely on statistical analysis.
3. Banking: Banking institute have found if increasingly to establish research department within their organization for
the purpose of gathering and analysis information, not only regarding their own business but also regarding general
economic situation and every segment of business in which they may have interest.
4. Investment: Statistics greatly assists investors in making clear and valued judgment in his investment decision in
selecting securities which are safe and have the best prospects of yielding a good income.
5. Purchase: the purchase department in discharging their function makes use of statistical data to frame suitable
purchase policies such as what to buy? What quantity to buy? What time to buy? Where to buy? Whom to buy?
6. Control: The management control process combines statistical and accounting method in making the overall budget
for the coming year including sales, materials, labor and other costs and net profits and capital requirement.
5. Functions of Statistics
To present facts in definite form
Precision to the facts
Comparisons
Formulation and testing of Hypothesis
Forecasting
Policy making
It enlarges Knowledge
To measure Uncertainty
6. Branches of statistics
In general, there are two branches of statistics,
and they are
(i)Descriptive statistics
(ii)Inferential statistics
Descriptive Statistics
Descriptive statistics deals with the collection
and presentation of data. This is usually the
first part of a statistical analysis. It is usually
not as simple as it sounds, and the statistician
needs to be aware of designing experiments,
choosing the right focus group and avoid biases
that are so easy to creep into the experiment.
Inferential Statistics
Inferential statistics, as the name suggests,
involves drawing the right conclusions from the
statistical analysis that has been performed
using descriptive statistics. In the end, it is the
inferences that make studies important, and this
aspect is dealt with in inferential statistics.
10. Computers and Statistics
Computational statistics, or statistical
computing, is the interface between
statistics and computer science.
What is Statistical Analysis Software?
Statistical analysis software products
are specialized programs designed to
allow users to perform complex
statistical analysis. These products
typically provide tools for the
organization, interpretation, and
presentation of selected data sets.
Statistical solutions typically package
these data management capabilities
with features specific to statistical
analysis. Statistical analysis
capabilities refer to capabilities that
support analysis methodologies such
as regression analysis, predictive
analytics, and statistical modelling,
among many others.
11. Top 7 Statistical Analysis Software’s as
on date.
SPSS ( IBM)-Statistical package for social sciences
R-Software( R Foundation)
MATLAB ( The MathWorks)
Microsoft Excel
SAS ( Statistical Analysis Software)
GraphPad Prism
Minitab
Conclusion: There are a range of different software tools available, and each
offers something slightly different to the user – what you choose will depend on
a range of factors, including your research question, knowledge of statistics,
and experience of coding.
12. Limitations of Statistics
Statistics laws are true on average. Statistics are aggregates of facts. So
single observation is not a statistics, it deals with groups and aggregates only.
Statistical methods are best applicable on quantitative data.
Statistical methods cannot be applied to heterogeneous data.
If sufficient care is not exercised in collecting, analyzing and interpretation the
data, statistical results might be misleading.
Only a person who has an expert knowledge of statistics can handle statistical
data efficiently.
Some errors are possible in statistical decisions. Particularly the inferential
statistics involves certain errors. We do not know whether an error has been
committed or not.