Quantitative Analysis for Decision Makers, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (September 11, 2025) © 2025

  • Mik Wisniewski
  • Farhad Shafti University of Glasgow
  • Wee Meng Yeo University of Glasgow
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Help your students understand how quantitative analysis supports effective management decision-making

Quantitative Analysis for Decision Makers, 8th Edition, by Wisniewski, Shafti and Yeo provides an accessible introduction to the quantitative methods of analysis that are routinely used across the public and private sectors to support effective management decision making.

Adopting a learning-by-doing approach throughout, the text provides a clear explanation of each technique illustrating their practical application with the use of real data sets and with examples from government bodies and prominent businesses, including Google, Marks & Spencer, Tesla, Netflix, WWF and many more.

The text is suitable for business and management undergraduate and postgraduate students and for MBA students taking a quantitative course as part of their studies.

Table of contents

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Tools of the Trade
  • 3 Presenting Management Information
  • 4 Management Statistics
  • 5 Probability and Probability Distributions
  • 6 Decision Making Under Uncertainty
  • 7 Statistical Inference: Making Sense of Sample Information
  • 8 Quality Control and Quality Management
  • 9 Forecasting I: Moving Averages and Time Series
  • 10 Forecasting II: Regression
  • 11 Linear Programming
  • 12 Inventory Control
  • 13 Project Management
  • 14 Simulation
  • 15 Financial Decision Making

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