An 18-chapter, one- or two-semester business statistics text that features a practical, real-world emphasis designed to help business majors understand the statistical process. The text"s decision-making theme requires students to analyze and interpret data in order to solve problems and make decisions. Numerous examples and vignettes from real-life businesses and others sources such as "The Wall Street Journal" integrate real-world material on global, ethics, and general business examples and show how statistics can be applied to solve managerial problems.