Donald Waters – Quantitative Methods for Business 5th Ed

Quantitative Methods for Business has been completely revised and up to date for this 5th version, and continues to supply a easy and sensible introduction to an space that college students can discover tough. The e-book takes a non-threatening method to the topic, avoiding extreme arithmetic and summary principle. It reveals the way to apply quantitative concepts to the true issues confronted by managers.

The e-book consists of quite a few workout routines and examples that assist college students perceive the relevance of quantitative concepts to enterprise. Assuming no earlier information, the textual content gives full protection for a primary course in quantitative strategies.

From the Back Cover

Quantitative Methods for Business

Fifth Edition

Donald Waters

Managers in each organisation use quantitative strategies.  One of their important expertise is the power to grasp numerical info and use it for choice making.  Not surprisingly, administration college students do a course in quantitative strategies, sometimes with names like quantitative evaluation, choice evaluation, enterprise modelling or monetary strategies.  This e-book provides an introduction to strategies which might be extensively utilized in enterprise, which each pupil of administration will meet someplace of their course.  Whether you might be finding out for an HND, a primary diploma, an MBA or postgraduate diploma, or an expert qualification, the e-book covers key subjects in a simple to observe and sensible method.

Quantitative Methods for Business, fifth version, is split into 5 elements which develop the topic in a logical sequence.

Part One introduces the topic, asks why managers use quantitative strategies and critiques important quantitative instruments.

Part Two describes information assortment and outline, displaying the way to choose and current info reliably.

Part Three seems at particular forms of administration downside which might be invariably tackled utilizing quantitative strategies, resembling monetary analyses and forecasting.

Part Four introduces the concepts of uncertainty, specializing in chances, the weather of statistics and sampling.

Part Five reveals how statistical concepts are utilized in choice making, high quality administration, stock administration and different areas.

Key options

A complete view of quantitative strategies really utilized by managers.

No earlier information or expertise assumed, enabling you to check at your personal tempo.

The topic is developed in a logical order with a transparent and straightforward to observe type.

Worked examples illustrate key rules wanted to understand the topic.

‘Ideas in practice’ and case research present how strategies are literally used.

Self-assessment issues, chapter outlines and summaries, evaluation questions, analysis tasks and sources of knowledge assist to bolster studying.

Extensive companion web site with a variety of further materials at www.pearsoned.co.uk/waters .

Donald Waters is the writer of many profitable textbooks and is well-known for his readability of fashion.  He was a professor of finance and operations administration and now works in administration evaluation, analysis and training.

About the Author

Donald Waters is the writer of many profitable textbooks and is well-known for his readability of fashion.  He was a professor of finance and operations administration and now works in administration evaluation, analysis and training.