Business analytics: methods, models, and decisions

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"A balanced, holistic approach to understanding business analytics. This book provides readers with the fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of business analytics in organizations. Evans also shows readers how to apply basic business analytics tools in a spreadsheet environment, and how to communicate with analytics professionals to effectively use and interpret analytic models and results for making better business decisions."--Provided by publisher.

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Full title :Business analytics : methods, models, and decisions / James R. Evans.

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Publication Date:©2013.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pearson
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

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Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 665 pages : : color illustrations ; : 26 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780132950619, 0132950618, 9780133051711, 0133051714
oclc:ocn771913458
LC Classification:HD30.28
Dewey Decimal:658.4/01

Introduction to business analytics -- Analytics on spreadsheets -- Visualizing and exploring data -- Descriptive statistical measures -- Probability distributions and data modeling -- Sampling and estimation -- Statistical inference --Predictive modeling and analysis -- Regression analysis -- Forecasting techniques -- Simulation and risk analysis -- Introduction to data mining -- Linear optimization -- Applications of linear optimization -- Integer optimization -- Nonlinear and non- smooth optimization -- Optimization models with uncertainty -- Decision analysis.

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