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020 _a9781408060193
050 _aHD30.23
_b.C87 2013
100 _aCurwin, Jon
245 _aQuantitative methods for business decisions /
250 _a7th ed.
260 _c2013
_bCengage Learning
300 _axv, 604 p.;
_bill.
_c25 cm.
505 _a1 BASIC MATHEMATICS. 1A. Mathematical Background. 1B. Financial Mathematics. Part 1: UNDERSTANDING QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION. 2. The quantitative approach. 3. Managing data. 4. Survey methods. Part 2: DESCRIBING DATE. 5. Presentation of data. 6. Measures of location. 7. Measures of dispersion. 8. Index numbers. Part 3: MEASURING UNCERTAINTY. 9. Probability. 10. Discrete probability distributions. 11. The Normal distribution. Part 4: USING STATISTICAL INFERENCE. 12. Samples, Estimation and Confidence intervals. 13. Significance testing. 14. Non-parametric tests. Part 5: RELATING VARIABLES AND PREDICTING OUTCOMES. 15. Correlation and simple regression analysis. 16. Multiple Regression Analysis. 17. Time series.
520 _aProvides students with all the tools they need to pass the typical Quantitative Methods course. In this title, each chapter focuses on a selection of statistical techniques, illustrated with examples from across business, marketing, economics, finance, and public administration, to appeal to students across the business spectrum.
650 _aDecision making -- Mathematical models.
650 _aMathematical statistics.
650 _aIndustrial management -- Mathematical models.
650 _aCommercial statistics
700 _aSlater, Roger
700 _aEadson, David
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