2A book on statistical theory and applications for undergraduate and graduate students in business, management, economics, social sciences, psychology, medicine, biostatistics and alike, as well as for practitioners. It is a hands-on guide, using computer software and real-world examples as well as Monte-Carlo simulation in order to understand statistical methods and toolboxes. Covers: - Descriptive and Exploratory Statistics and Data Analysis - Probability Theory and Random Variables (Univariate and Multivariate) - Inferential Statistics (Estimation and Hypothesis Testing) - Regression and Applied Statistics (Regression Analysis, ANOVA, Generalized Linear Models) - Copulas - Bayesian Statistics - Statistical Fallacies + Webpage, Lecture Slides and Data on www.statprob.net