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008			160725s2018 maua f b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781305947412 _q(hardback)
040			_aDLC _cDLC _beng _dMIUC
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100	1		_aRagsdale, Cliff T., _d1960- _92640
245	1	0	_aSpreadsheet modeling and decision analysis : _ba practical introduction to business analytics / _cCliff T. Ragsdale.
246	3	0	_aPractical introduction to business analytics
250			_aEighth edition.
260			_aBoston : _bCengage Learning, _c[2018].
300			_axviii, 845 p. : _bill. b&w ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. Introduction to Modeling and Decision Analysis -- 2. Introduction to Optimization and Linear Programming -- 3. Modeling and Solving LP Problems in a Spreadsheet -- 4. Sensitivity Analysis and the Simplex Method -- 5. Network Modeling -- 6. Integer Linear Programming -- 7. Goal Programming and Multiple Objective Optimization -- 8. Nonlinear Programming & Evolutionary Optimization -- 9. Regression Analysis -- 10. Data Mining -- 11. Time Series Forecasting -- 12. Introduction to Simulation Using Analytic Solver Platform -- 13. Queuing Theory -- 14. Decision Analysis.
520			_aValuable software, realistic examples, clear writing, and fascinating topics help you master key spreadsheet and business analytics skills with Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis, 8th edition. You'll find everything you need to become proficient in today's most widely used business analytics techniques using Microsoft (R) Office Excel (R) 2016. Author Cliff Ragsdale -- respected innovator in business analytics -- guides you through the skills you need, using the latest Excel (R) for Windows. You gain the confidence to apply what you learn to real business situations with step-by-step instructions and annotated screen images that make examples easy to follow. The World of Management Science sections further demonstrates how each topic applies to a real company. Each new edition includes extended trial licenses for Analytic Solver Platform and XLMiner with powerful simulation and optimization tools for descriptive and prescriptive analytics and a full suite of tools for data mining in Excel.
650		0	_aDecision making _xData processing _972
650		0	_aDecision making _xComputer simulation _972
650		0	_aDecision support systems _xComputer programs
650		0	_aManagement science _xComputer simulation _92641
650		0	_aOperations research _xComputer simulation _92642
650		0	_aElectronic spreadsheets _92643
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