Quantitative Methods

ISBN-13: 9781137340856 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 252 str.

Les Oakshott

Opis

Offering a student-friendly introduction to quantitative methods, this text covers all of the need to know basics in a clear and engaging manner. Quantitative Methods is an ideal text for students of all levels coming to the subject for first time.

Spis treści

PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS 1. Revision Mathematics 2. Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers PART II: COLLECTING AND INTERPRETING DATA 3. Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples 4. Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables 5. Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread PART III: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 6. Taking a Chance: Probability 7. The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions 8. Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data 9. Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis 10. Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES 11. Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal 12. Forecasting: Time Series Analysis 13. Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming 14. Planning Large Projects: Critical Path Analysis Appendices Index.

O autorze

Les Oakshott is Associate Fellow of Warwick Business School, UK. He has worked in industry and education and has wide experience of applying teaching quantitative methods in a business context. He is also the author of Essential Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance (5th edition published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012).