Quantitative methods : an active learning approach / Graham Hackett and David Caunt.
By: Hackett, Graham
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Contributor(s): Caunt, David | Open Learning Foundation.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: Oxford, ; Cambridge, Mass : Blackwell Business, 1994Description: xviii, 870 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0631195378.Subject(s): Business mathematics | MathematicsDDC classification: 658.4033 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 658.4033 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00013374 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An introduction to quantitative methods delivering the knowledge and skills required to process, utilize and manipulate numerical information of the type and style found in the business environment. The practical application of quantitative methods is emphasized.
An additional unit on basic mathematics is included which is suitable for students enrolling on business studies programs without formal mathematical qualifications.
Contents include: foundation mathematics and business mathematics; data presentation; linear programming; regression and correlation analysis; probability and probability distribution.
At head of title: The Open Learning Foundation.
Includes bibliographical references.
Basic maths -- Business maths -- Data presentation -- Linear programming -- Regression and correlation -- Probability -- Probability distribution -- Introduction to sampling -- Index Numbers.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Basic Mathematics
- 2 Business Mathematics
- 3 Data Presentation
- 4 Linear Programming
- 5 Regression and Correlation
- 6 Probability
- 7 Probability Distributions
- 8 Sampling
- 9 Index Numbers and Time Series
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Graham Hackett is Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at the University of Glamorgan.David Caunt is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Wolverhampton.