Quantitative Methods for Business

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Quantitative Methods for Business has been thoroughly revised and updated for this 5th edition, and continues to provide a simple and practical introduction to an area that students can find difficult. The book takes a non-threatening approach to the subject, avoiding excessive mathematics and abstract theory. It shows how to apply quantitative ideas to the real problems faced by managers.

The book includes numerous exercises and examples that help students understand the relevance of quantitative ideas to business. Assuming no previous knowledge, the text provides complete coverage for a first course in quantitative methods.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-03-24
Mått:190 x 245 x 26 mm
Vikt:960 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:624
Upplaga:5
Förlag:Pearson Education
ISBN:9780273739470

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Donald Waters is the author of many successful textbooks and is well known for his clarity of style. He was a professor of finance and operations management and now works in management analysis, research and education.

Innehållsförteckning

Part One – Background 1 Managers and numbers2 Calculations and equations3 Drawing graphsPart Two – Collecting and summarising data 4 Collecting data5 Diagrams for presenting data6 Using numbers to describe date7 Describing changes with index numbersPart Three - Solving management problems 8 Finance and performance9 Regression and curve fitting10 Forecasting11 Linear ProgrammingPart Four - Introducing statistics 12 Uncertainty and probabilities13 Probability distributions14 Using samples15 Testing hypothesesPart Five - Management problems involving uncertainty 16 Making decisions17 Quality management18 Inventory management19 Project management20 Queues and simulation