Better Business Decisions from Data
Statistical Analysis for Professional Success
| Price | $29.44 - $30.01
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| Rating |   |
| Author | Peter Kenny |
| Publisher | Apress |
| Published | 2014 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paper book / ebook (PDF) |
| ISBN-10 | 148420185X |
| ISBN-13 | 9781484201855 |
Everyone encounters statistics on a daily basis. They are used in proposals, reports, requests, and advertisements, among others, to support assertions, opinions, and theories. Unless you're a trained statistician, it can be bewildering. What are the numbers really saying or not saying? Better Business Decisions from Data: Statistical Analysis for Professional Success provides the answers to these questions and more. It will show you how to use statistical data to improve small, every-day management judgments as well as major business decisions with potentially serious consequences.
With the arrival of Big Data, statistical processing has taken on a new level of importance. Kenny lays a foundation for understanding the importance and value of Big Data, and then he shows how mined data can help you see your business in a new light and uncover opportunity.
- Peter Kenny
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