TY - BOOK AU - Curwin, Jon AU - Slater, Roger TI - Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions SN - 9781844805747 U1 - 658.403 PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - International Thomson Business Press KW - Quantitative Methods N1 - Contents Part 1: QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION Chapter 1 The Quantitative Approach Chapter 2 Managing Data Chapter 3 Survey Methods Chapter 4 Presentation of Data Part 2: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS Chapter 5 Measures of Location Chapter 6 Measures of Dispersion Chapter 6 Index Numbers Part 3: MEASURING UNCERTAINTY Chapter 8 Probability Chapter 9 Discrete Probability Distributions Chapter 10 The Normal Distribution Part 4: STATISTICAL INFERENCE Chapter 11 Confidence Intervals Chapter 12 Significance Testing Chapter 13 Non-parametric Tests Part 5: RELATING VARIABLES AND PREDICTING OUTCOMES Chapter 14 Correlation Chapter 15 Regression Chapter 16 Multiple Regression and Correlation Chapter 17 Time Series Part 6: MODELLING Chapter 18 Mathematical Background Chapter 19 The Time Value of Money Chapter 20 Linear Programming Chapter 21 Networks Chapter 22 Modelling Stock Control and Queues Chapter 23 Simulation Chapter 24 Game Theory The following Part 7 with Chapters 25 and 26 can be found on the Companion Website at http://www.thomsonlearning.co.uk/curwin6 Part 7: GUIDE TO USEFUL MATHEMATICAL METHODS Chapter 25 Guide to Matrices Chapter 26 Guide to Calculus Appendices ER -