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Quantitative methods for business and economics / Glyn Burton, George Carrol and Stuart Wall.

By: Burton, Glyn.
Contributor(s): Carrol, George | Wall, Stuart, 1946-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Modular texts in business and economics.Publisher: Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2002Edition: 2nd ed.Description: x, 480 p. : ill.. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0273655701 ; 9780273655701.Subject(s): Industrial management -- Statistical methods | Commercial statistics -- Methodology | Commercial statistics -- Problems, exercises, etc | Economics -- Statistical methods | Mathematical statistics | Mathematics | Econometrics & economic statistics | Business & ManagementDDC classification: 519.5 | 650.01513 BUR
Contents:
Data presentation and collection -- Central location and dispersion -- Regression and correlation -- Time series and forecasting -- Probability -- Probability distributions -- Sampling and tests of hypotheses -- Index numbers -- Time value of money -- Linear programming and break-even analysis -- Calculus and business applications -- Basic mathematics.
Summary: Using real-world examples, the authors clearly demonstrate how quantitative techniques can be applied to business and economics situations. The text is supported by a teacher resource pack that includes a data disk.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Building on the strength of the first edition, Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics provides a simple introduction to the mathematical and statistical techniques needed in business. This book is accessible and easy to use, with the emphasis clearly on how to apply quantitative techniques to business situations. It includes numerous real world applications and many opportunities for student interaction. It is clearly focused on business, management and economics students taking a single module in Quantitative Methods.

Previous ed.: Harlow : Longman, 1998.

Previous ed.: Harlow : Longman, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Data presentation and collection -- Central location and dispersion -- Regression and correlation -- Time series and forecasting -- Probability -- Probability distributions -- Sampling and tests of hypotheses -- Index numbers -- Time value of money -- Linear programming and break-even analysis -- Calculus and business applications -- Basic mathematics.

Using real-world examples, the authors clearly demonstrate how quantitative techniques can be applied to business and economics situations. The text is supported by a teacher resource pack that includes a data disk.

CIT Module MATH 6052 - Supplementary reading.

CIT Module MATH 6008 - Core reading

CIT Module MATH 6033 - Recommended reading

CIT Module MATH 6034 - Recommended reading

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Data Presentation and Collection
  • Measures of Central Location
  • Measures of Dispersion
  • Regression and Correlations
  • Time Series and Forecasting
  • Probability and Probability Distributions
  • Sampling and Tests of Hypotheses
  • Review of Mathematical Techniques
  • Time Value of Money
  • Index Numbers
  • Breakeven Analysis and Linear Programming
  • Calculus and Business Applications