01968cam a2200325 i 4500 OSt 20251112124538.0 180913s2020 njua b 001 0 eng c 9789390394586 STCPL ENG 658.403 3 JAM-B Evans, James R. Business analytics : Methods, models, and decisions / by James R. Evans 3rd ed. New Delhi : Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd. , 2021. 704 p. PB Introduction to business analytics -- Analytics on spreadsheets -- Visualizing and exploring data -- Descriptive statistical measures -- Probability distributions and data modeling -- Sampling and estimation -- Statistical inference -- Trendlines and regression analysis -- Forecasting techniques -- Introduction to data mining -- Spreadsheet modeling and analysis -- Monte Carlo simulation and risk analysis -- Linear optimization -- Applications of linear optimization -- Integer optimization -- Decision analysis. "This book provides undergraduate business students and introductory graduate students with the fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of business analytics in organizations, to apply basic business analytics tools in a spread-sheet environment, and to communicate with analytics professionals to effectively use and interpret analytic models and results for making better business decisions. We take a balanced, holistic approach in viewing business analytics from descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive perspectives that today define the discipline"-- Mathematics Commercial statistics Business intelligence Business planning Strategic planning Industrial management Statistical methods BK ddc ddc 87316 87316 0 0 ddc 0 COM 0 STCPL STCPL COM 2025-11-12 970.00 0 658.403 3 JAM-B 93015 2025-11-12 12:45:17 2025-11-12 BK