Published by Pearson (May 13, 2014) © 2014
Stuart Wall | Chris Mitchell | Claire CodayThis engaging introduction shows how quantitative techniques can be used to analyse the internal and external environments in which businesses and organisations operate, with a contemporary focus on business start-up, enterprise and entrepreneurial skills.
Each chapter:
- Applies a range of quantitative techniques to business decisions at all stages of the product life cycle
- Focuses upon a particular business sector or sectors, including IT, retail sales, financial services, tourism, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, leisure, entertainment and other sectors of a modern economy
- Explores numerous real world applications, providing many opportunities for student interaction with the topic
Quantitative Methods for Business and Management is perfect for any business and management undergraduate taking a first course in quantitative methods or its equivalent. It will also be ideal for those seeking to develop quantitative skills in a range of taught master’s degrees.
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- Chapter 1 Collecting and presenting data
- Chapter 2 Making sense of data: Central location and dispersion
- Chapter 3 Financial decision making: Project appraisal
- Chapter 4 Regression, correlation and time series
- Chapter 5 Probability and probability distributions
- Chapter 6 Sampling and tests of hypotheses
- Chapter 7 Business modelling: Linear relationships
- Chapter 8 Business modelling: Non-linear relationships
- Chapter 9 Project management
- Appendix 1 Review of basic mathematics
- Appendix 2 Probabilities for the normal distribution
- Appendix 3 Cumulative binomial probabilities
- Appendix 4 Cumulative Poisson probabilities
- Appendix 5 Student t critical values
- Appendix 6 x2 critical values
- Appendix 7 Table of random numbers
- Index