1.Revision of Learning Objectives:The learning objectives have been revised to be more specific while the authors have added new ones, identified them in the margin, and keyed them directly to sections within the chapter.
2.New Examples:The new examples include more variables and more observations. It presents a realistic business situation. It is also used later in the text.
3.New Sections:New sections have been added in various chapters:
Chapter 9 has been reorganized to make it more teachable and improve the flow of the topics.
Chapter 13 has been reorganized and includes a test of hypothesis for the slope of the regression coefficient.
Chapter 15 now includes a graphic test for normality and the chisquare test for normality.
4.Excel 2010:New exercises and examples use Excel 2010 screenshots and the latest version of Minitab.