Abdey, James <br/><br/>
Business analytics:  applied modelling and prediction 

 - New Delhi  Sage Publication  2024 
 - xxi, 674 p. 
<br/><br/> Table of contents:<br/>Chapter 1 Decision-making Under Uncertainty    Chapter 2 Descriptive Statistics    Chapter 3 Data Visualisation    Chapter 4 Probability    Chapter 5 Probability Distributions    Chapter 6 Decision Tree Analysis and Game Theory    Chapter 7 Sampling and Sampling Distributions    Chapter 8 Opinion Research    Chapter 9 Estimation    Chapter 10 Hypothesis Testing    Chapter 11 Bivariate Analysis    Chapter 12 Analysis of Variance    Chapter 13 Linear Regression    Chapter 14 Multiple Regression    Chapter 15 Time-series Analysis and Forecasting    Chapter 16 Discriminant Analysis    Chapter 17 Factor Analysis    Chapter 18 Cluster Analysis    Chapter 19 Constrained Optimisation Models    Chapter 20 Monte Carlo Simulation    Appendix A Common Excel Functions    Appendix B Compendium of Probability Distributions<br/><br/>(https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/business-analytics/book277649#contents) 
<br/><br/> Analytical skills are in high demand but short supply. Through a unique combination of data visualisation and analytics (both theoretical and applied), this ground-breaking textbook provides you with the expertise to analyse, interpret and communicate data with confidence, to inform real-world decision-making.<br/><br/>Key features include:<br/>• Clear signalling of introductory, intermediate and advanced content<br/>• An entire chapter dedicated to data visualisation, introducing Tableau for storytelling with data<br/>• Motivational cases throughout showing how the theory relates to real life<br/>• A wide variety of end-of-chapter exercises to test your understanding of the topics covered<br/>• Online examples and datasets to help you master your analytics skills through hands-on learning<br/><br/>Lecturers also have  access a range of online resources developed to support teaching, including a Teaching Guide, solutions to end-of-chapter exercises, PowerPoints and a testbank.<br/><br/>Business Analytics: Applied Modelling and Prediction is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Business Analytics. This book uses Excel® and Tableau®.  <br/><br/>Dr James Abdey is an Associate Professor (Education) in Statistics at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).<br/><br/>(https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/business-analytics/book277649) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781529774092 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business analytics
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.403  / ABD