Offering a student-friendly introduction to quantitative methods, this text covers all of the need to know basics in a clear and engaging manner. Quantitative Methods is an ideal text for students of all levels coming to the subject for first time.
Les Oakshott is Associate Fellow of Warwick Business School, UK. He has worked in industry and education and has wide experience of applying teaching quantitative methods in a business context. He is also the author of Essential Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance (5th edition published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012).
Innehållsförteckning
PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS1. Revision Mathematics2. Keeping up with Change: Index NumbersPART II: COLLECTING AND INTERPRETING DATA3. Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples4. Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables5. Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of SpreadPART III: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS6. Taking a Chance: Probability7. The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions8. Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data9. Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis10. Cause and Effect: Correlation and RegressionPART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES11. Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal12. Forecasting: Time Series Analysis13. Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming14. Planning Large Projects: Critical Path AnalysisAppendicesIndex.
