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9781137518552

Essential Quantitative Methods For Business, Management and Finance

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    9781137518552

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    1137518553

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2016-01-20
  • Publisher: SPRINGER - VERLAG

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Summary

The new edition of this accessible textbook provides ideal introductory coverage of quantitative methods. It offers real world business examples and case studies to illustrate problem-solving in empirical situations. Student learning is comprehensively supported by extensive online resources.

Author Biography

Les Oakshott is a former 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.

Table of Contents

PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS
1. Revision Mathematics
2. Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers
PART II: COLLECTING AND INTERPRETING DATA
3. Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples
4. Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables
5. Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread
PART III: PROBABILITY& STATISTICS
6. Taking a Chance: Probability
7. The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions
8. Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data
9. Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis
10. Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression
PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES
11. How to make Good Decisions
12. Choosing wisely: Investment Appraisal
13. Forecasting: Time Series Analysis
14. Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming
15. Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis
16. Managing Stock Levels: Materials Management and Inventory Control

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