{"product_id":"9789814696692","title":"Statsnotes: Some Statistics For Management Problems: Some Statistics for Management Problems","description":"\u003cp\u003eManagers need access to some statistical advice from time to time to help in solving business problems. Students need access to statistical methods to support work in non-statistics courses, case studies and projects. What is needed will depend on the demands of the problem and how much statistics the manager or student already knows. The requirement is for flexible decision support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unique book presents statistical ideas and models in easily accessible form describing both methods and issues of application.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003estatsNotes\u003c\/i\u003e are organized as a set of over one hundred notes rather than as a number of chapters. This enables managers and students to locate just what they need for the problem they have. Each note consists of a description of what to do, an example, the rationale, links to other notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManagers and students can choose to use as many notes as necessary, which might be just one note or a set of linked notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeciding which method will be helpful depends not just on finding an appropriate statistical method but on the business context too. \u003ci\u003estatsNotes\u003c\/i\u003e provide advice at three levels:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness fit — problems from a business viewpoint and how some statistics might help;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerspectives — discussion of issues with widespread implications;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplementation — how to use a model or method.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile the range of topics covered is similar to those in introductory textbooks and courses, the focus is on management decision and the methods for dealing with risky decisions and management judgment in this book are usually found in more specialist texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction and Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverview of the statsNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe statsNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Do statsNotes Look Like That?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Quick Guide to Definitions, Functions and Charts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Undergraduate students in finance, general management and operational management; MBA students; practicing managers.\u003cbr\u003eStatistics;Management;Decision;Decision Making;Decision Sciences;MBA\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModular format means that readers can easily access just what they need for a particular problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt focuses on interaction between management problems and statistical problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEXCEL functions are used in preference to algebraic formulae. No prior knowledge is assumed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119980167408,"sku":"9789814696692","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814696692_p0.jpg?v=1763691397","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814696692","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}