Essential Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance
3rd Edition
Published on 18. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-4039-4991-2 (ISBN)
Description
A concise, accessible, comprehensive introduction to quantitative techniques emphasising business relevance and discussing the challenges of problem-solving in the real world. Written for a diverse range of abilities, coverage includes chapters on Revision Mathematics, Investment Appraisal, Decision-making and Simulation. Excel and SPSS are integrated throughout. Students will value the glossary, interactive multiple choice questions, accompanying datasets and interactive spreadsheets. Lecturers can access PowerPoint presentations, tutorial notes supporting the in-text case studies, and additional questions and assignments with worked solutions.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-4991-2 (9781403949912)
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Content
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART 1: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - Choosing wisely: Investment Appraisal - PART 2: 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 3: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART 4: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to make Good Decisions - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Critical Path Analysis - Managing Stock Levels: Inventory Control - Taking Account of Randomness - Appendices - Index