Quantitative Methods for Business

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• Part 1 Background
• 1 Managers and numbers
• 2 Calculations and equations
• 3 Drawing graphs
• Part 2 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 3 Solving management problems
• 8 Finance and performance
• 9 Regression and curve fitting
• 10 Forecasting
• 11 Linear programming
• Part 4 Introducing statistics
• 12 Uncertainty and probabilities
• 13 Probability distributions
• 14 Using samples
• 15 Testing hypotheses
• Part 5 Management problems with uncertainty
• 16 Making decisions
• 17 Quality management
• 18 Inventory management
• 19 Project networks
• 20 Queues and simulation
• Glossary