Download or read book The Art of Computer Modeling for Business Analytics written by Gerald Feigin and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Companies today routinely utilize computer models to help make decisions. These models take many forms, from simple spreadsheets to sophisticated computer simulations. The chief underlying reason for constructing a model is to assess the impact of a decision on business performance. Based on that assessment, model users will make recommendations and take actions. The tacit assumption is that the model captures the relevant factors at a sufficient level of detail to make accurate projections. The validity of the model thus depends on a host of judgments that the model builder makes in constructing the model—some transparent, others implicit. These judgments are what make building a computer model more of an art than a science. This book is about constructing and using computer models to help decision makers in the business world make more informed decisions. It is intended to provide useful case studies for individuals who are interested in building effective decision models—ones that will get used to drive important business decisions. The goal is to demonstrate how to build effective models quickly and inexpensively, using software that is widely available and often free. It is a practical guide, informed by the author’s experience building such models for an array of businesses in diverse industries.
Download or read book Business Analytics written by Stephen G. Powell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of the authors' Management science, [2014]
Download or read book The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets written by Stephen G. Powell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CD ROM contains: "all the spreadsheets referred to in the text, as well as three software tools (Premium Solver, Crystal Ball, Sensitivity Toolkit)."
Download or read book Computer Modeling for Business and Industry written by Bruce L. Bowerman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to be primarily a supplemental text that can be used to integrate the use of computer packages into introductory business statistics and quantitative methods courses, demonstrating how computer packages can be used to solve statistical and operational research problems.
Download or read book Management Science written by Stephen G. Powell and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modeling for Insight written by Stephen G. Powell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Modeling for Insight "Most books on modeling are either too theoretical or too focused on the mechanics of programming. Powell and Batt's emphasis on using simple spreadsheet models to gain business insight (which is, after all, the name of the game) is what makes this book stand head and shoulders above the rest. This clear and practical book deserves a place on the shelf of every business analyst." —Jonathan Koomey, PhD, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Stanford University, author of Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving Most business analysts are familiar with using spreadsheets to organize data and build routine models. However, analysts often struggle when faced with examining new and ill-structured problems. Modeling for Insight is a one-of-a-kind guide to building effective spreadsheet models and using them to generate insights. With its hands-on approach, this book provides readers with an effective modeling process and specific modeling tools to become a master modeler. The authors provide a structured approach to problem-solving using four main steps: frame the problem, diagram the problem, build a model, and generate insights. Extensive examples, graduated in difficulty, help readers to internalize this modeling process, while also demonstrating the application of important modeling tools, including: Influence diagrams Spreadsheet engineering Parameterization Sensitivity analysis Strategy analysis Iterative modeling The real-world examples found in the book are drawn from a wide range of fields such as financial planning, insurance, pharmaceuticals, advertising, and manufacturing. Each chapter concludes with a discussion on how to use the insights drawn from these models to create an effective business presentation. Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint are used throughout the book, along with the add-ins Premium Solver, Crystal Ball, and Sensitivity Toolkit. Detailed appendices guide readers through the use of these software packages, and the spreadsheet models discussed in the book are available to download via the book's related Web site. Modeling for Insight is an ideal book for courses in engineering, operations research, and management science at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also a valuable resource for consultants and business analysts who often use spreadsheets to better understand complex problems.
Download or read book Decision Analysis for Managers Second Edition written by David Charlesworth and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody has to make decisions-they are unavoidable. However, we receive little or no education or training on how to make decisions. Business decisions are difficult: which people to hire, which product lines or facilities to expand, which proposal to accept, how much R&D to invest in, which environmental projects are high priority, etc. Personal decisions (college, getting married, changing jobs, buying a house, retiring, dealing with a health problem) can be even more difficult. This book gives you the tools you need toÉClarify and reach alignment on goals and objectives; Understand trade-offs associated with reaching those objectives; Develop and examine alternatives; Systematically analyze the effects of risk and uncertainty, and; Maximize the chances of achieving your goals. Success (getting what you want) depends on luck and good decision-making. You can't control your luck, but you can maximize your odds by making the best possible decisions, and this book gets you there. The author organizes and presents otherwise formal decision-making tools in an intuitively understandable fashion. The presentation is informal, but the concepts and tools are research-based and formally accepted. Whether you are a business owner, a manager or team leader, or a senior professional, these tools will help both your personal and your business life.
Download or read book Mathematical Modeling for Business Analytics written by William P. Fox and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematical Modeling for Business Analytics is written for decision makers at all levels. This book presents the latest tools and techniques available to help in the decision process. The interpretation and explanation of the results are crucial to understanding the strengths and limitations of modeling. This book emphasizes and focuses on the aspects of constructing a useful model formulation, as well as building the skills required for decision analysis. The book also focuses on sensitivity analysis. The author encourages readers to formally think about solving problems by using a thorough process. Many scenarios and illustrative examples are provided to help solve problems. Each chapter is also comprehensively arranged so that readers gain an in-depth understanding of the subject which includes introductions, background information and analysis. Both undergraduate and graduate students taking methods courses in methods and discrete mathematical modeling courses will greatly benefit from using this book. Boasts many illustrative examples to help solve problems Provides many solutions for each chapter Emphasizes model formulation and helps create model building skills for decision analysis Provides the tools to support analysis and interpretation
Download or read book Conducting Survey Research written by John Fogli and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a powerful and impactful survey is no easy feat; even experienced survey researchers struggle to eliminate bias and create robust questionnaire designs. Through case studies, real-life examples, and multiple data visualization graphics, Conducting Survey Research offers a unique how to guide on creating a survey. Throughout its seven chapters, the text enables readers to build relevant, unbiased, and purposeful survey questions. The text highlights common mistakes in survey research (e.g., using the appropriate sample size and survey administration mode), and demonstrates how to interpret survey data and report findings. While numerous online survey platforms exist, the text reviews features of some of the most popular ones to help readers decide which best meet their needs. The world of survey research is extensive. While this text offers a great introduction to the survey research world, it only covers the tip of the iceberg. For those interested in delving deeper into the topic, JAF Associates offers onsite, on-demand, instructor-led, and self-paced learning modules covering the content of this text, and more.
Download or read book Data Visualization Volume I written by Amar Sahay and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data visualization involves graphical and visual tools used in data analysis and decision making. The emphasis in this book is on recent trends and applications of visualization tools using conventional and big data. These tools are widely used in data visualization and quality improvement to analyze, enhance, and improve the quality of products and services. Data visualization is an easy way to obtain a first look at the data visually. The book provides a collection of visual and graphical tools widely used to gain an insight into the data before applying more complex analysis. The focus is on the key application areas of these tools including business process improvement, business data analysis, health care, finance, manufacturing, engineering, process improvement, and Lean Six Sigma. The key areas of application include data and data analysis concepts, recent trends in data visualization and ÒBig Data,Ó widely used charts and graphs and their applications, analysis of the relationships between two or more variables graphically using scatterplots, bubble graphs, matrix plots, etc., data visualization with big data, computer applications and implementation of widely used graphical and visual tools, and computer instructions to create the graphics presented along with the data files.
Download or read book MS Excel written by Anurag Singal and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MS Excel: Let's advance to the Next Level is an attempt to take you to the next orbit of competence in this fascinating world. It is a ready reckoner for any practitioner who seeks to further his/her understanding of the tools and utilities. The author offers to make life easier for a data analyst, thus, it will be of relevance to students, academicians, the ones pursuing corporate careers as well as entrepreneurs preparing business plans for their startups. The book explains a wide array of complex functions, ranging from V-LOOKUP to MATCH/INDEX and pivot tables in very practical, simple, and implementable manner. The segments on conditional formatting and printing tricks will help the reader present the output to stakeholders in a more efficient manner. Do try the features Excel has on offer for controlling data input as well as creating checks and balances to ensure cell/sheet/file-level security.
Download or read book Demand Prediction in Retail written by Maxime C. Cohen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From data collection to evaluation and visualization of prediction results, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the process of predicting demand for retailers. Each step is illustrated with the relevant code and implementation details to demystify how historical data can be leveraged to predict future demand. The tools and methods presented can be applied to most retail settings, both online and brick-and-mortar, such as fashion, electronics, groceries, and furniture. This book is intended to help students in business analytics and data scientists better master how to leverage data for predicting demand in retail applications. It can also be used as a guide for supply chain practitioners who are interested in predicting demand. It enables readers to understand how to leverage data to predict future demand, how to clean and pre-process the data to make it suitable for predictive analytics, what the common caveats are in terms of implementation and how to assess prediction accuracy.
Download or read book Computing Predictive Analytics Business Intelligence and Economics written by Cyrus F. Nourani and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together research and system designs that address the scientific basis and the practical systems design issues that support areas ranging from intelligent business interfaces and predictive analytics to economics modeling. Applications for management science and IT have been of interest areas for business schools and computing experts during recent years. Among the areas that are being treated are modern analytics, heterogeneous computing, business intelligence, ERP (enterprise resource planning), and decision science. Consumers have been pledging their love for data visualizations for a while now, and data is the area being explored, such as B2B and EC (E-commerce), E-business and the Intelligent Web, CRM (customer relationship management), infrastructures, and more. The digitization implications of these many new applications are described and explored in this informative volume.
Download or read book Management Science written by Powell and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its fourth edition, Powell and Baker’s Management Science: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets, 4th Edition provides students and business analysts with the technical knowledge and skill needed to develop real expertise in business modeling. In this book, the authors cover spreadsheet engineering, management science, and the modeling craft. Management Science, 4th Edition provides students and business analysts with the technical knowledge and skill needed to develop real expertise in business modeling. The authors cover spreadsheet engineering, management science, and the modeling craft. The text is designed to improve modeling efficiency and modeling effectiveness by focusing on the most important tasks and tools.
Download or read book Computational Intelligence in Business Analytics written by Les Sztandera and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using computational intelligence methods, you can drive far more value from business analytics, and account far more effectively for the real-world uncertainties and complexities you face in making key decisions. This text teaches you the computational intelligence concepts and methods you need to fully leverage these powerful techniques. This book illuminates today's key computational intelligence tools, knowledge, and strategies for analysis, exploration, and knowledge generation. This text demystifies artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, and fuzzy systems, and guides you through using them to model, discover, and interpret new patterns that cannot be found through statistical methods alone. To demonstrate these techniques at work, this book is packed with relevant case studies and examples.
Download or read book Business Analytics written by Stephen G. Powell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-02 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Software Modeling written by Benjamin A. Lieberman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeling complex systems is a difficult challenge and all too often one in which modelers are left to their own devices. Using a multidisciplinary approach, The Art of Software Modeling covers theory, practice, and presentation in detail. It focuses on the importance of model creation and demonstrates how to create meaningful models. Presenting three self-contained sections, the text examines the background of modeling and frameworks for organizing information. It identifies techniques for researching and capturing client and system information and addresses the challenges of presenting models to specific audiences. Using concepts from art theory and aesthetics, this broad-based approach encompasses software practices, cognitive science, and information presentation. The book also looks at perception and cognition of diagrams, view composition, color theory, and presentation techniques. Providing practical methods for investigating and organizing complex information, The Art of Software Modeling demonstrates the effective use of modeling techniques to improve the development process and establish a functional, useful, and maintainable software system.
