Summary

For a brief or modular course covering business statistics and introductory topics in management science. Designed specifically for today's shorter courses, often found in MBA programmes. This text covers the basic concepts of business statistics, data analysis, and management science in a contemporary spreadsheet environment. The authors emphasize practical applications of the approaches to business decision making. *This book integrates fundamental concepts of business statistics and decision models in only nine chapters. The authors take a practical, non-mathematical approach. *Practical applications - The authors emphasize applications throughout. *The emphasis is on using spreadsheets for data analysis and decision modeling. The book features Excel, and the Excel add-ins: PHSTAT, Crystal Ball, and TreePlan. *Software Tools - PHSTAT, a collection of statistical tools that enhance the capabilities of Excel; a student version of Crystal Ball, the most popular commercial package for simulation and risk analysis; and TreePlan, a decision analysis add-in, are included on the CD-ROM packaged with the book for free.