01892cam a22003014a 4500 12958203 20210414113912.0 021004s2003 enka b 001 0 eng 2002040755 0273657593 DLC DLC DLC pcc HD30.215.M67 658.4/033 21 Morris, Clare. Quantitative approaches in business studies / Clare Morris. 6th ed. Harlow, England ; New York : FT/Prentice Hall, 2003. xix, 512 p. : ill. ; 25cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Numbers- how we handle them: Tools of trade: Basic numeracy skills -- Spreadsheets and other computer-based resources -- Numbers: A Basis for deduction -- A Firm foundation: Elementary probability -- Patterns of probability: Some distributions -- Estimating from samples: Inference -- Checking a theory; hypothesis testing -- Making it better: Statistics and quality improvement -- Looking for connections: Correlation -- Spotting the relationship: Line fitting -- Multiple regression -- Numbers a tool of planning : Planning an inventory policy; stock control -- Forecasting: Time-series, semi-logs graphs and exponential smoothing -- Allowing for interest: Financial mathematics -- Planning production levels: Linear programming -- Planning a project: Network analysis -- Cutting down on queues: Simulation -- Quantitative methods in the students research project -- Appendices. Management Statistical methods. Decision making Mathematical models. Statistical decision. 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 505 8005 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 GEN 2012-01-26 0 HD30.215.M67 1184/11 2012-01-26 00:00:00 2012-01-26 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 GEN 2012-01-26 0 HD30.215.M671 1185/11 2012-01-26 00:00:00 2012-01-26 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 GEN 2012-01-26 0 HD30.215.M672 1186/11 2012-01-26 00:00:00 2012-01-26 BK