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Quantitative methods for business / Donald Waters.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2007.Edition: 4th edDescription: ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780273694588 (pbk.) :
  • 9780273694588 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 650.0151 WAT
LOC classification:
  • HF5691
Contents:
Preface Part One - Background Chapter 1: Managers and numbers Chapter 2: Quantitative tools Chapter 3: Drawing graphs Part Two - Collecting and summarising data Chapter 4: Collecting data Chapter 5: Diagrams for presenting data Chapter 6: Using numbers to describe data Chapter 7: Desccribing changes with index numbers Part Three - Solving management problems Chapter 8: Finance and performance Chapter 9: Regression and curve fitting Chapter 10: Forecasting Chapter 11: Simultaneous equations and matrices Chapter 12: Planning with linear programming Chapter 13: Rates of change and calculus Part Four - Introducing statistics Chapter 14: Uncertainty and probabilities Chapter 15: Probability distributions Chapter 16: Using samples Chapter 17: Testing hypotheses Part Five - Management problems with uncertainty Chapter 18: Making decisions Chapter 19: Quality management Chapter 20: Inventory management Chapter 21: Porject networks Chapter 22: Queues and simulation Glossary Appendix A: Solutions to review questions Appendix B: Probabilities for the binomial distribution Appendix C: Probabilities for the Poisson distribution Appendix D: Probabilities for the Normal distribution Appendix E: Probabilities for the t-distribution Appendix F: Critical values for the X2 distribution
Summary: Taking a non-threatening, non-theoretical approach to a subject students often find difficult, this book avoids rigorous mathematics and concentrates on applying quantitative ideas to the work situation.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 650.0151 WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 205155

Previous ed.: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface Part One - Background Chapter 1: Managers and numbers Chapter 2: Quantitative tools Chapter 3: Drawing graphs Part Two - Collecting and summarising data Chapter 4: Collecting data Chapter 5: Diagrams for presenting data Chapter 6: Using numbers to describe data Chapter 7: Desccribing changes with index numbers Part Three - Solving management problems Chapter 8: Finance and performance Chapter 9: Regression and curve fitting Chapter 10: Forecasting Chapter 11: Simultaneous equations and matrices Chapter 12: Planning with linear programming Chapter 13: Rates of change and calculus Part Four - Introducing statistics Chapter 14: Uncertainty and probabilities Chapter 15: Probability distributions Chapter 16: Using samples Chapter 17: Testing hypotheses Part Five - Management problems with uncertainty Chapter 18: Making decisions Chapter 19: Quality management Chapter 20: Inventory management Chapter 21: Porject networks Chapter 22: Queues and simulation Glossary Appendix A: Solutions to review questions Appendix B: Probabilities for the binomial distribution Appendix C: Probabilities for the Poisson distribution Appendix D: Probabilities for the Normal distribution Appendix E: Probabilities for the t-distribution Appendix F: Critical values for the X2 distribution

Taking a non-threatening, non-theoretical approach to a subject students often find difficult, this book avoids rigorous mathematics and concentrates on applying quantitative ideas to the work situation.

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