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Quantitative methods in business / Audrey Curnock.

By: Curnock, Audrey.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cheltenham : Stanley Thornes, 1996Description: viii, 438 p. : ill ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0748720839 .Subject(s): Commercial statisticsDDC classification: 658.4
Contents:
Part 1: Collecting and presenting data -- What are statistics and what are their uses? -- Presenting data -- Part 2: Building your skills -- Review of mathematical skills -- Assessing averages -- Mathematical model building -- Part 3: Applying your skills: Options and probability -- Financial options -- What's the chance? -- What's the chance and what's the evidence? -- Part 4: Applying your skills: Relationships and changes over time -- Spotting relationships: coorelations and regression -- Changes over time: index numbers and time series -- Part 5: Decision-making skills -- Making decisions - what's the best mix: linear programming -- Project planning decisions - what's the best time and cost?
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00010538
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What is Quantitative Methods in Business? A comprehensive introduction to quantitative methods for business students, combining both essential maths skills and statistical techniques to inspire the student to want to learn. The text uses practical scenarios and a step-by-step approach to build knowledge, especially for the less confident student.

Includes index.

Part 1: Collecting and presenting data -- What are statistics and what are their uses? -- Presenting data -- Part 2: Building your skills -- Review of mathematical skills -- Assessing averages -- Mathematical model building -- Part 3: Applying your skills: Options and probability -- Financial options -- What's the chance? -- What's the chance and what's the evidence? -- Part 4: Applying your skills: Relationships and changes over time -- Spotting relationships: coorelations and regression -- Changes over time: index numbers and time series -- Part 5: Decision-making skills -- Making decisions - what's the best mix: linear programming -- Project planning decisions - what's the best time and cost?

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