Quantitative methods for business decisions. /
Jon Curwin.
- 7th ed.
- Hampshire : Cengage learning , 2013.
- xv, 604p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes index and glossary.
Contents: Mathematical background: Basic mathematics -- Financial mathematics -- Understanding quantitative information: Quantitative approach -- Managing data -- Survey methods -- Describing data: Presentation of data -- Measures of location -- Measures of dispersion -- Index numbers -- Measuring uncertainty: Probability -- Discrete probability distribution -- Normal distribution -- Using statistical inference: Samples, estimation and confidence intervals -- Significance testing -- Non-parametric test -- Relating variables and predicting outcomes: Correlation and simple regression analysis -- Multiple regression analysis -- Time series -- Modelling: Linear programming -- Networks -- Modelling stock control and queues -- Simulation -- Game theory -- Factor analysis -- Mathematical topics: Matrices -- Use of calculus -- Student guides : Guide to creative problem solving -- Guide to EXCEL -- Guide to SPSS -- Guide to project management software -- Guide to writing and reporting statistics --
9781408060193
HF5691.C87 (7e)
Includes index and glossary.
Contents: Mathematical background: Basic mathematics -- Financial mathematics -- Understanding quantitative information: Quantitative approach -- Managing data -- Survey methods -- Describing data: Presentation of data -- Measures of location -- Measures of dispersion -- Index numbers -- Measuring uncertainty: Probability -- Discrete probability distribution -- Normal distribution -- Using statistical inference: Samples, estimation and confidence intervals -- Significance testing -- Non-parametric test -- Relating variables and predicting outcomes: Correlation and simple regression analysis -- Multiple regression analysis -- Time series -- Modelling: Linear programming -- Networks -- Modelling stock control and queues -- Simulation -- Game theory -- Factor analysis -- Mathematical topics: Matrices -- Use of calculus -- Student guides : Guide to creative problem solving -- Guide to EXCEL -- Guide to SPSS -- Guide to project management software -- Guide to writing and reporting statistics --
9781408060193
HF5691.C87 (7e)