TY  - BOOK
AU  - Evans,James R.
TI  - Business analytics: methods, models, and decisions 
SN  - 9789332582095 (pbk)
AV  - HD30.28 .E824 2016
U1  - 658.401 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Boston
PB  - Pearson
KW  - Business planning
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Industrial management
KW  - Statistical methods
N1  - 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
ER  -