Business analytics : methods, models, and decisions /
James R. Evans, University of Cincinnati.
- Second Edition.
- Boston : Pearson, 2017.
- 652 pages ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- About the author -- Foundations of business analytics -- Introduction to business analytics -- Analytics on spreadsheets -- Descriptive analytics -- Visualizing and exploring data -- Descriptive statistical measures -- Probability distributions and data modeling -- Sampling and estimation -- Statistical inference -- Predictive analytics -- Predictive modeling and analysis -- Regression analysis -- Forecasting techniques -- Simulation and risk analysis -- Introduction to data mining -- Prescriptive analytics -- Linear optimization -- Applications of linear optimization -- Integer optimization -- Nonlinear and non-smooth optimization -- Optimization models with uncertainty -- Making decision -- Decision analysis -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Glossary -- Index.
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