TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oakshott, Les
TI  - Essential quantitative methods: for business, management and finance.
SN  - 978143949912
AV  - HF5691.O23 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - China
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Quantitative methods
N1  - Includes index; Contents: Mathematical applications -- Revision mathematics -- Keeping up with change: index numbers -- Choosing wisely: investment appraisal -- Collecting and interpretating data -- Collecting data: surveys and samples -- Finding patterns in data: charts and tables -- Making sense of data: averages and measures of spread -- Probability and statistics -- Taking a chance: probability -- The Shape of data: probability distributions -- Interpreting with confidence: analysis of sample data -- Checking ideas: testing a hypothesis -- Cause and effect: correlation and regression -- Decision-making techniques -- How to make good decisions -- Forecasting: time series analysis -- Making the most of things: linear programming -- Planning large projects: network analysis -- Managing stock levels: materials management and inventory control -- Taking account of randomness
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