TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oakshott, Les
TI  - Essential quantitative methods: for business, management and finance 
SN  - 9781352005691
AV  - HF 5691 .O25 2020 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - England
PB  - Red Globe Press
KW  - BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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& STATISTICS. -- 6. Taking a Chance: Probability -- 7. The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions8. 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. How to make Good Decisions -- 12. Choosing wisely: Investment Appraisal -- 13. Forecasting: Time Series Analysis -- 14. Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming -- 15. Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis
N2  - The new edition of this accessible textbook provides ideal introductory coverage of quantitative methods. It offers real world business examples and case studies to illustrate problem-solving in empirical situations. Student learning is comprehensively supported by extensive online resources
ER  -