Statistics, data analysis, and decision modeling

• Main Author: Evans, James R. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall 2003; ©2003
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Subjects: Statistical decision > Statistical methods; Industrial management > Statistical methods
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xix, 478 pages illutrations 26 cm. 1 compact disk
• ISBN: 0130675539

This book covers basic concepts of business statistics, data analysis, and management science in a spreadsheet environment. Practical applications are emphasized throughout the book for business decision-making; a comprehensive database is developed, with marketing, financial, and production data already formatted on Excel worksheets. This shows how real data is used and decisions are made. Using Excel as the basic software, and including such add-ins as PHStat2, Crystal Ball, and TreePlan, this book covers a wide variety of topics related to business statistics: statistical thinking in business; displaying and summarizing data; random variables; sampling; regression analysis; forecasting; statistical quality control; risk analysis and Monte-Carlo simulation; systems simulation modeling and analysis; selection models and decision analysis; optimization modeling; and solving and analyzing optimization models. For those employed in the fields of quality control, management science, operations management, statistical science, and those who need to interpret data to make informed business decisions.