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Book SynopsisMaster data analysis, modeling and spreadsheets with Albright/Winston's BUSINESS ANALYTICS: DATA ANALYSIS & DECISION MAKING, 8TH EDITION. This analytical approach delivers a proven teach-by-example approach, student-friendly writing and integration with Excel. The data-oriented new edition covers the two main Power BI tools in Excel, Power Query and Power Pivot, and includes sections on implementing these tools in Power BI Desktop. Current problems and cases demonstrate the importance of the concepts you are learning. MindTap, the online learning platform, provides a wealth of helpful study tools such as interactive eBook, Excel assignments and homework, videos and much more.
Table of Contents1. Introduction to Business Analytics. Part 1: DATA ANALYSIS. 2. Describing the Distribution of a Variable. 3. Finding Relationships among Variables. 4. Business Intelligence (BI) Tools for Data Analysis: Power Query. 5. Business Intelligence (BI) Tools for Data Analysis: Power Pivot. Part 2: PROBABILITY AND DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY. 6. Probability and Probability Distributions. 7. Decision Making under Uncertainty. Part 3: STATISTICAL INFERENCE, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, and TIME SERIES FORECASTING. 8. Statistical Inference. 9. Regression Analysis: Estimating Relationships. 10. Regression Analysis: Statistical Inference. 11. Time Series Analysis and Forecasting. Part 4: OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION MODELING. 12. Introduction to Optimization Modeling. 13. Optimization Models. 14. Introduction to Simulation Modeling. 15. Simulation Models. Part 5: ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS. 16. Data Mining: Classification. 17. Data Mining: Clustering and Market Basket Analysis. Part 7: BONUS ONLINE MATERIAL. 18. Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design. 19. Statistical Process Control. Appendix A: Statistical Reporting.
