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020			_a978143949912
020			_a1403949913
050			_aHF5691.O23
100			_aOakshott, Les
245			_aEssential quantitative methods: for business, management and finance. / _cLes Oakshott
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aChina: _bPalgrave Macmillan, _cc2006.
300			_ax, 484 p.: _bill.; _c24cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_aContents: 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.
650			_bQuantitative methods.
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