Waters, C. D. J. <br/><br/>
Quantitative methods for business / 
Donald Waters. 
 - 5th edition. 
 - Harlow, England ;  New York :  Financial Times Prentice Hall,  2011. 
 - xx, 603 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>Part one: Background <br/>1. Managers and numbers <br/>2. Calculations and equations <br/>3. Drawing graphs <br/><br/>Part two: Collecting and summarizing data<br/>4. Collecting data <br/>5. Diagrams for presenting data <br/>6. Using numbers to describe data <br/>7. Describing  changes with index numbers <br/><br/>Part three: Solving management problems <br/>8. Finance and performance <br/>9. Regression and curve fitting <br/>10. Forecasting <br/>11. Linear programming <br/><br/>Part four: Introducing statistics <br/>12. Uncertainty and probabilities <br/>13. Probability distributions <br/>14. Using samples <br/>15. testing hypotheses <br/><br/>Part five: Management problems involving uncertainty <br/>16. Making decisions <br/>17. Quality management <br/>18. Inventory management <br/>19. Project management <br/>20. Queues and simulation <br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780273739470 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011000148 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial management--Mathematical models.<br/>Decision making--Mathematical models.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.403  / WAT