TY  - BOOK
AU  - Morris,Clare
TI  - Quantitative approaches in business studies
SN  - 0273657593
AV  - HD30.215.M67  
U1  - 658.4/033 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Harlow, England, New York
PB  - FT/Prentice Hall
KW  - Management
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Statistical decision
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Numbers- how we handle them: Tools of trade: Basic numeracy skills -- Spreadsheets and other computer-based resources -- Numbers: A Basis for deduction --  A Firm foundation: Elementary probability -- Patterns of probability: Some distributions -- Estimating from samples: Inference -- Checking a theory; hypothesis testing -- Making it better: Statistics and quality improvement -- Looking for connections: Correlation -- Spotting the relationship: Line fitting -- Multiple regression -- Numbers a tool of planning : Planning an inventory policy; stock control -- Forecasting: Time-series, semi-logs graphs and exponential smoothing -- Allowing for interest: Financial mathematics -- Planning production levels: Linear programming -- Planning a project: Network analysis -- Cutting down on queues: Simulation -- Quantitative methods in the students research project -- Appendices.
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