Essential quantitative methods: for business, management and finance
Oakshott, Les
A great value, student-friendly introduction to quantitative methods. The book covers the essentials, whilst also appealing to more advanced students. Focused on problem-solving in a real business context, with plenty of pedagogical features and real world examples, students are guided through the subject clearly and methodically. LES OAKSHOTTAssociate Fellowof Warwick Business School, UK. He has worked in industry and education and has wide experienceof applying teaching quantitative methods in a business context. INDICE: Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II:COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Causeand Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-30266-2
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 512
- Fecha Publicación: 02/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés