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BL
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968009
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b722379
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Buglear, John.
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| Title & Author
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Quantitative methods for business : : the A-Z of QM /\ John Buglear.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;Boston :: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann,, 2005.
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1 online resource (x, 685 pages) :: color illustrations
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0080474063
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: 6611003150
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: 9780080474069
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: 9786611003159
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0750658983
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9780750658980
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 673-678) and index.
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| Contents
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Chapter 1. Setting off -- Chapter 2. Getting linear models straight -- Chapter 3. Dealing with curves without going round the bend -- Chapter 4. Filling up -- fuelling quantitative analysis -- Chapter 5. Good visibility -- pictorial presentation of data -- Chapter 6. General directions -- summarizing data -- Chapter 7. Two-way traffic -- summarizing and representing relationships between two variables -- Chapter 8. Counting the cost -- summarizing money variables over time -- Chapter 9. Long distance -- analysing time series data -- Chapter 10. Is it worth the risk? -- introducing probability -- Chapter 11. Finding the right way -- analysing decisions -- Chapter 12. Accidents and incidence -- discrete probability distributions and simulation -- Chapter 13. Smooth running -- continuous probability distributions and basic queuing theory -- Chapter 14. Getting from A to B -- project planning using networks -- Chapter 15. Taking short cuts -- sampling methods -- Chapter 16. Test driving -- sampling theory, estimation and hypothesis testing -- Chapter 17. High performance -- statistical inference for comparing population means and bivariate data -- Chapter 18. Going off-road -- managing quantitative research for projects and dissertations.
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Quantitative Methods for Business: The A-Z of QM will enable readers to:*Appreciate the significance of quantitative methods for businesses and the study of business*Understand and apply a wide range of quantitative techniques*Select appropriate quantitative techniques for data analysis, problem solving and decision making*Interpret and communicate the results of quantitative analysis.
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Business mathematics.
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Business-- Computer simulation.
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Business-- Mathematical models.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Business Mathematics.
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Business mathematics.
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Business-- Computer simulation.
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Business-- Mathematical models.
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Lehrbuch
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Statistik
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Wirtschaftsstatistik
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| Dewey Classification
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650.01/513
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| LC Classification
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HF5691.B882 2005eb
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QH 240rvk
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