Quantitative methods for business decisions
by
 
Curwin, Jon.

Title
Quantitative methods for business decisions

Author
Curwin, Jon.

ISBN
9781861525314

Personal Author
Curwin, Jon.

Edition
5th ed.

Publication Information
London : Thomson Learning, 2002.

Physical Description
xiii, 682 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

General Note
"Additional web material at www.thomsonlearning.co.uk"--Page 4 of cover.
 
Includes index.

Contents
Quantitative information. The quantitative approach. Managing data. Survey methods. Presentation of data -- Descriptive statistics. Measures of location. Measures of dispersion. Index numbers -- Measuring uncertainty. Probability. Discrete probability distributions. The Normal distribution -- Statistical inference. Confidence intervals. Significance testing. Non-parametric tests -- Relating variables and predicting outcomes. Time series. Correlation. Regression. Multiple regression and correlation -- Modelling. The time value of money. Linear programming. Networks. Modelling stock control and queues. Simulation -- Mathematical background. Mathematical relationships. Matrices. Use of calculus. Cumulative binomial probabilities -- Cumulative Poisson Probabilities -- Areas in the right-hand tail of the Normal distribution -- Student's t critical points -- [chi][superscript 2] critical values -- Present value factors -- Mann-Whitney test statistic -- Wilcoxon text statistic -- Runs test -- Durbin-Watson statistic -- Random number table.

Abstract
This clear, accurate and comprehensive textbook has 25 chapters divided into 7 study areas, each chapter focusing on a selection of techniques illustrated with examples from business, finance, marketing, economics, accounting and public administration.

Subject Term
Business mathematics.
 
Statistics.
 
Matemáticas financieras.
 
Estadística.

Added Author
Slater, Roger.

Electronic Access
http://www.thomsonlearning.co.uk/


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