Quantitative methods : a business perspective / [printed text] / Diana Bedward . - Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999 . - xiv, 281 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.
ISBN : 978-0-7506-4093-0
Includes index.

Class number:	658.00727
Abstract:	Quantitative Methods: A Business Perspective takes a non-threatening and non-theoretical approach, using practical examples and case studies from all areas of business and management. Designed for students meeting quantitative methods for the first time, it takes an easy to follow, user-friendly approach to guide the reader through this sometimes difficult subject. The learning development is clearly structured in each chapter to include: key concepts; examples ; case studies ; examples; activities; points to remember ; summaries and self assessments.
Contents note:	Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction ; Chapter 1: The Toolkit; Chapter 2: Financial mathematics ; Chapter 3: Collecting busines information; Chapter 4: Effective business presentations I; Chapter 5: Effective business presentations II; Chapter 6: Business analysis; Chapter 7: Uncertainty in decision making I; Chapter 8: Uncertainty in decision making II; Chapter 9 : Linear relationships in business; Chapter 10: Fundamentals of business forecasting; Integrating case studies; Short answers; Glossary of terms; Appendix A: Areas in the tail of the normal distribution; Appendix B: Percentage points of the normal distribution; Index;