Business Analytics James Evan 3th GE 9781292339061
TITLE : Business Analytics James Evan
ISBN13 :9781292339061
PUBLISHER : PEARSON (2020)
EDITION : 3TH GLOBAL EDITION
PAGES : 704 PAGES
A balanced and holistic approach to business analytics
Business Analytics teaches the fundamental concepts of modern business analytics and provides vital tools in understanding how data analysis works in today's organisations. Author James Evans takes a fair and comprehensive, approach, examining business analytics from both descriptive and predictive perspectives. Students learn how to apply basic principles, communicate with analytics professionals, and effectively use and interpret analytic models to make better business decisions. And included access to commercial grade analytics software gives students real-world experience and career-focused value. As such, the 3rd Edition has gone through an extensive revision and now relies solely on Excel, enhancing students' skills in the program and basic understanding of fundamental concepts.
Table of contents
2. Database Analytics
3. Data Visualization
4. Descriptive Statistics
5. Probability Distributions and Data Modeling
6. Sampling and Estimation
7. Statistical Inference
8. Trendlines and Regression Analysis
9. Forecasting Techniques
10. Introduction to Data Mining
11. Spreadsheet Modeling and Analysis
12. Monte Carlo Simulation and Risk Analysis
13. Linear Optimization
14. Integer and Nonlinear Optimization
15. Optimization Analytics
16. Decision Analysis