by Donald Waters (Author)
Quantitative Methods for Business has been thoroughly revised and updated for this 5th edition, and continues to provide a simple and practical introduction to an area that students can find difficult. The book takes a non-threatening approach to the subject, avoiding excessive mathematics and abstract theory. It shows how to apply quantitative ideas to the real problems faced by managers.
The book includes numerous exercises and examples that help students understand the relevance of quantitative ideas to business. Assuming no previous knowledge, the text provides complete coverage for a first course in quantitative methods.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part One – Background
1 Managers and numbers
2 Calculations and equations
3 Drawing graphs
Part Two – Collecting and summarising data
4 Collecting data
5 Diagrams for presenting data
6 Using numbers to describe data
7 Describing changes with index numbers
Part Three – Solving management problems
8 Finance and performance
9 Regression and curve fitting
10 Forecasting
11 Linear programming
Part Four – Introducing statistics
12 Uncertainty and probabilities
13 Probability distributions
14 Using samples
15 Testing hypotheses
Part Five – Management problems with uncertainty
16 Making decisions
17 Quality management
18 Inventory management
19 Project networks
20 Queues and simulation
Glossary