Tables.

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Includes index.

Part 1 Foundations of Business Analytics.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Business Analytics.
Chapter 2 Database Analytics

Part 2 Descriptive Analytics.
Chapter 3 Data Visualization.
Chapter 4 Descriptive Statistics.
Chapter 5 Probability Distributions and Data Modeling.
Chapter 6 Sampling and Estimation.
Chapter 7 Statistical Inference.

Part 3 Predictive Statistics
Chapter 8 Trendlines and Regression Analysis.
Chapter 9 Forecasting Techniques.
Chapter 10 Introduction to Data Mining.
Chapter 11 Spreadsheet Modeling and Analysis.
Chapter 12 Simulation and Risk Analysis.

Part 4 Prescriptive Analytics.
Chapter 13 Linear Optimization.
Chapter 14 Integer and Nonlinear Optimization.
Chapter 15 Optimization Analytics.

Part 5 Making Decisions
Chapter 16 Decision Analytics.

Appendix
Glossary
Index.

"The third edition of Business Analytics continues to provide students with enhanced Excel skills and to strength their understanding of contemporary business analytics application across industries. This books is designed to focus on five key areas: foundations, descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and the tools and techniques of decision analysis. This approach is key to both a student's use of basic analytics tools and in an spreadsheet environment as well as their interpretation of analytical models, resulting in better business decisions." --Provided by the Publisher