Business analytics : data analysis and decision making
by
 
Albright, S. Christian, author.

Title
: 
Business analytics : data analysis and decision making

Author
: 
Albright, S. Christian, author.

ISBN
: 
9780357109953
 
9780357109960

Personal Author
: 
Albright, S. Christian, author.

Edition
: 
7th edition.

Physical Description
: 
xxiii, 882 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

General Note
: 
Sixth edition was published: Data analysis and decision making / S. Christian Albright, Wayne L. Winston. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 2017.

Contents
: 
1. Introduction to Business Analytics. Part 1: DATA ANALYSIS. 2. Describing the Distribution of a Variable. 3. Finding Relationships among Variables. 4. Business Intelligence (BI) Tools for Data Analysis Part 2: PROBABILITY AND DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY. 5. Probability and Probability Distributions. 6. Decision Making under Uncertainty. Part 3: STATISTICAL INFERENCE. 7. Sampling and Sampling Distributions. 8. Confidence Interval Estimation. 9. Hypothesis Testing. Part 4: REGRESSION ANALYSIS AND TIME SERIES FORECASTING. 10. Regression Analysis: Estimating Relationships. 11. Regression Analysis: Statistical Inference. 12. Time Series Analysis and Forecasting. Part 5: OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION MODELING. 13. Introduction to Optimization Modeling. 14. Optimization Models. 15. Introduction to Simulation Modeling. 16. Simulation Models. Part 6: ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS. 17. Data Mining. Part 7: BONUS ONLINE MATERIAL. 18. Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design. 19. Statistical Process Control. Appendix A: Statistical Reporting.

Abstract
: 
Master data analysis, modeling and the effective use of spreadsheets with the popular BUSINESS ANALYTICS: DATA ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING, 7E. The quantitative methods approach in this edition helps you maximize your success with a proven teach-by-example presentation, inviting writing style and complete integration of the latest version of Excel. The approach is also compatible with earlier versions of Excel for your convenience. This edition is more data-oriented than ever before with a new chapter on the two main Power BI tools in Excel -- Power Query and Power Pivot -- and a new section of data visualization with Tableau Public. Current problems and cases demonstrate the importance of the concepts you are learning. In addition, a useful Companion Website provides data and solutions files, SolverTable for optimization sensitivity analysis and Palisade DecisionTools Suite. MindTap online resources are also available.

Title Subject
: 
Microsoft Excel (Computer file)

Subject Term
: 
Decision making -- Computer programs.
 
Industrial management -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs.

Added Author
: 
Winston, Wayne L.,


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