Quantitative Methods for Business

The A to Z of QM

685 pages, parution le 15/10/2004

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Quantitative Methods for Business: The A-Z of QM will enable readers to:

Appreciate the significance of quantitative methods for businesses and the study of business
Understand and apply a wide range of quantitative techniques
Select appropriate quantitative techniques for data analysis, problem solving and decision making
Interpret and communicate the results of quantitative analysis

The writing style of the text is clear and easy-to-read and follow
Each chapter includes guidance on using Excel, Minitab and SPSS to produce the analysis described and provides worked examples and review questions.
Model solutions are provided throughout with further solutions available on a website to accompany the book.

Setting off
Getting linear models straight
Dealing with curves without going round the bend
Filling up - fuelling quantitative analysis
Good visibility - pictorial presentation of data
General directions - summarising data
Two-way traffic - summarising and representing relationships between two variables
Counting the cost - summarising money variables over time
Long distance - analysing time series
Is it worth the risk? - introducing probability
Finding the right way - analysing decisions
Accidents and incidence - discrete probability distributions
Smooth running - continuous probability distributions and basic queuing theory
Getting from A to B - project planning using networks
Taking short cuts - sampling methods
Test driving - sampling theory, estimation and hypothesis testing
High performance - statistical inference for comparing population means and bivariate data
Going off road - managing quantitative research for projects and dissertations
Appendix 1: Statistical and accounting tables
Appendix 2: Answers and selected worked solutions to review questions

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Éditeur(s)	Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier
Auteur(s)	John Buglear
Parution	15/10/2004
Nb. de pages	685
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1325g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750658980
ISBN13	978-0-7506-5898-0