Quantitative methods for business, management and finance
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Quantitative methods for business, management and finance
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
2nd ed
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Mathematics for busiess, management and finance
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Note
"First published 1997 as Mathematics for busiess, management and finance"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xv]-xvii) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A comprehensive, student-focused textbook designed primarily for undergraduate business students taking an introductory course on quantitative methods. Starting with no assumptions about students' knowledge the authors use numerous examples, checkpoints and assessments to encourage 'learning by doing' and provides support for students of all abilities. This edition provides additional contextual information, includes a new chapter on decision-making, incorporates the use of SPSS in addition to Excel, and offers an expanded set of companion web resources for students and lecturers.
Table of Contents
Preface - PART ONE: ESSENTIAL MATHS - Numbers and Symbols - Simplifying Expressions - Solving Problems - Modelling Using Straight Lines - PART TWO: MORE MATHS - Some Special Equations - Modelling Using Curves - Rates of Change - PART THREE: DESCRIBING DATA - Pictures of Data - Summarising Data - PART FOUR: PROBABILITY - Measuring Uncertainty - Numerical Outcomes - Continuous Numerical Outcomes - PART FIVE: STATISTICS - Estimation - Testing Hypotheses - Correlation and Regression - Forecasting - Comparing Two Populations - Categorical Data - PART SIX: BUSINESS MODELLING - Linear Programming Models - Planning Projects - Models for Inventory Control - Time and Money - Decision Making - Controlling Quality - Simulating Reality - Index
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