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This engaging introduction shows how quantitative techniques can be used to analyse the internal and external environments in which businesses and organisations operate, with a contemporary focus on business start-up, enterprise and entrepreneurial skills.   Each chapter:   Applies a range of quantitative techniques to business decisions at all stages of the product life cycle Focuses upon a particular business sector or sectors, including IT, retail sales, financial services, tourism, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, leisure, entertainment and other sectors of a modern economy Explores numerous real world applications, providing many opportunities for student interaction with the topic   Quantitative Methods for Business and Management is perfect for any business and management undergraduate taking a first course in quantitative methods or its equivalent. It will also be ideal for those seeking to develop quantitative skills in a range of taught master’s degrees.   The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Quantitative Methods for Business and Management

• Title Page


• Copyright


• Contents


• Part One Introduction stage of product life cycle


• Chapter 1 Collecting and presenting data


• Introduction


• Collection of data


• Presenting data using frequency tables


• Presenting data using bar charts and pie charts


• Presenting data using histograms


• Presenting data using frequency polygons and frequency curves


• Presenting data using the Lorenz curve


• Review questions


• Chapter 2 Making sense of data: Central location and dispersion


• Introduction


• Notation


• Measures of central location


• Normal and skewed distribution


• Measures of dispersion


• Coefficient of variation (C of V)


• Review questions


• Chapter 3 Financial decision making: Project appraisal


• Introduction


• Investment and financial decision making


• Interest rates and project appraisal


• Compound factors, discounting and present value


• Cash flow and financial decision making


• Investment appraisal: non-discounting techniques


• Investment appraisal: discounting techniques


• Review questions


• Part Two Growth stage of product life cycle?


• Chapter 4 Regression, correlation and time series


• Introduction


• Regression analysis


• Correlation


• Spearman?s coefficient of rank correlation


• Time series and forecasting


• Review questions


• Chapter 5 Probability and probability distributions


• Introduction


• Probability calculations


• Venn diagrams: events not mutually exclusive


• Independent events: AND rule


• Dependent events: conditional probability


• Game theory and expected value


• The normal distribution