Curwin, Jon creator Slater, Roger text xxu New York Thomson c2002 5th ed. monographic eng

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xiii, 682 p.: ill.; 24cm. Contents: Quantitative information -- The Quantitative approach -- Managing data -- Survey methods -- Presentation of data -- Descriptive statistics -- Measures of location -- Measures of dispersion -- Index numbers -- Measuring uncertainty -- Probability -- Discrete probability distributions -- The Normal distribution -- Statistical inference -- Confidence intervals -- Significance testing -- Non-parametric tests -- Relating variables and predicting outcomes -- Time series -- Correlation -- Regression -- Multiple regression and correlation -- Modelling -- The Time value of money -- Linear programming -- Networks -- Modelling stock control and queues -- Simulation -- Mathematical background -- Mathematical relationships -- Matrices -- Use of calculus -- Appendices. Jon Curwin and Roger Slater. Includes index. Quantitative methods HF5691.C91 9781861525314 1861525311 120614