Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
Intended for business professionals and managers who would like a better conceptual understanding of the role of management science in the decision making process, this book blends problem formulation with managerial interpretation and maths technique
With Anderson/Sweeney/Williams' market-leading STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, 10e, you'll learn much more than simply how to solve statistical equations. You'll discover how statistical results provide insights into business decisions and present solutions to business problems. Numerous actual examples, proven methods, and application exercises provide practical clarity to even complex concepts, while self-testing exercises allow you to assess your personal understanding. Maximize your study time and efficiently complete homework with this edition's innovative ThomsonNOWTM online learning system that creates a personalized study plan focusing on the statistical concepts you still need to master. A useful CD-ROM, available at no extra cost with each new text, provides data files to help you master key statistical software for success in today's classroom and tomorrow's business world.
Provides graduate and undergraduate students with an introduction to management science procedure and the role it plays in the decision- making process. This edition contains expanded presentation of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet appendices; new case problems to address current trends in management science; and a new management science software 5.0 package (available under a different ISBN). Includes self-test exercises with worked-out solutions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This book is intended for managers and decision-makers who would like to have a better understanding of the vast amounts of statistical information available in today's global business and economic environment. By utilizing Microsoft "RM", Excel to perform statistical analyses, Contemporary Business Statistics Using Microsoft "RM" Excel will help the business professional to have a better understanding of how to use statistics to make better business decisions.-- Authors are well known, highly regarded and respected in the field.-- Complete Integration of Microsoft "RM", Excel The book focuses on utilizing the latest version of Microsoft "RM", Excel to perform statistical analyses. Step-by-step instructions and screen captures are included throughout.-- Problem-Scenario The discussion and development of each technique is presented in an application setting, with the statistical results providing insights to decisions and solutions to problems.-- Self-test Completely worked-out solutions for certain exercises are provided in an appendix at the end of the book. The reader can try the self-test exercises and immediately check the solution to evaluate their understanding of the concepts presented in each chapter.