Quantitative methods for business, management, and finance
by
 
Swift, Louise.

Title
: 
Quantitative methods for business, management, and finance

Author
: 
Swift, Louise.

ISBN
: 
9781403935281

Personal Author
: 
Swift, Louise.

Edition
: 
2nd ed.

Publication Information
: 
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Physical Description
: 
xvii, 882 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note
: 
Includes index.

Contents
: 
Numbers and symbols -- Simplifying expressions -- Solving problems -- Modelling using straight lines -- Some special equations -- Modelling using curves -- Rates of change -- Pictures of data -- Summarising data -- Measuring uncertainty -- Numerical outcomes -- Continuous numerical outcomes -- Estimation -- Testing hypotheses -- Correlation and regression -- Forecasting -- Comparing two populations -- Categorical data -- Linear programming models -- Planning projects -- Models for inventory control -- Time and money -- Decision making -- Controlling quality -- Simulating reality.

Abstract
: 
"Quantitative methods for business, management and finance will support you through your entire quantitative methods course - whatever your maths background. From basic maths through to real business applications, this text will guide you through everything you need to know about quantitative methods in the business world."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
: 
Industrial management -- Statistical methods.
 
Commercial statistics.

Added Author
: 
Piff, Sally, 1960-

Added Title
: 
Mathematics and statistics for business, management and finance.

Electronic Access
: 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0619/2004065062-d.html
 
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0619/2004065062-b.html
 
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0619/2004065062-t.html


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