Project Management Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Year 2011-13) Dr. V K Gupta Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad Course Background and Objectives: Project management has become crucial for operations in industries such as construction‚ information technology‚ IT‚ hospitality‚ and engineering and new product development. At one time project management was limited to civil and construction engineering programs where it was highly quantitative
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Statistics in Business Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection‚ analysis‚ interpretation or explanation‚ and presentation of data. It also provides tools for prediction and forecasting based on data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines‚ from the natural and social sciences to the humanities‚ government and business ("Statanalysis Consulting"‚ 2013). Statistics is used in decision making that affects our everyday lives. The study of statistics
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History and Development of Statistics Simple forms of statistics have been used since the beginning of civilization‚ when pictorial representations or other symbols were used to record numbers of people‚ animals‚ and inanimate objects on skins‚ slabs‚ or sticks of wood and the walls of caves. Before 3000 BC theBabylonians used small clay tablets to record tabulations of agricultural yields and of commodities bartered or sold. The Egyptians analyzed the population and material wealth of their country
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The Importance of Supply Chain Management Supply chain management (SCM) is very important and effective to all companies. David Simchi-Levi‚ Philip Kaminsky‚ and Edith Simchi-Levi defines supply chain management as “a set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ warehouses‚ and stores‚ so that merchandise is produced and distributed at the right quantities‚ to the right locations‚ and at the right time‚ in order to minimize systemwide costs while satisfying service
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WHAT IS STATISTICS? Statistics is the mathematical science involved in the application of quantitative principles to the collection‚ analysis‚ and presentation of numerical data. The practice of statistics utilizes data from some population in order to describe it meaningfully‚ to draw conclusions from it‚ and make informed decisions. The population may be a community‚ an organization‚ a production line‚ a service counter‚ or a phenomenon such as the weather. Statisticians determine which quantitative
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OR Good & Hatt define hypothesis as shrewd guess or inference that is formulated and provisionally adopted to explain observed facts or conditions and to guide in further investigation. Importance: ❖ Hypothesis enables the researcher to objectively investigate new areas of discovery. ❖ Hypothesis provides objectivity to the research activity. ❖ It also provides direction to conduct research such as defining the sources
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Statistics In Business Quantitative Analysis for Business September 22‚ 2013 Dr. John Kwagyan Introduction Statistics is a tool used in businesses for planning and measuring the various activities a business is engaged in. Descriptive and inferential statistics are two different types of statistics used in a business. Statistics is the most widely used quantitative method in business. Statistics describes a set of data and then it draws a conclusion from the data
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Define Statistics Statistics is the practice of gathering‚ sorting‚ and categorizing numerical information in an organized format that can be used to acquire results to specific problems. According to McClave‚ Benson‚ and Sincich (2011)‚ “Statistics is the science of data. It involves collecting‚ classifying‚ summarizing‚ organizing‚ analyzing‚ and interpreting numerical information” (p. 3). Different Types and Levels of Statistics There are two types of statistics. One is descriptive which defines
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Introduction to Management Science‚ 10e (Taylor) Chapter 1 Management Science 1) Management science involves the philosophy of approaching a problem in a subjective manner. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Main Heading: The Management Science Approach to Problem Solving Key words: scientific approach 2) Management science techniques can be applied only to business and military organizations. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Main Heading: The Management Science Approach to Problem Solving
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MARA SARAWAK English for Academic Purpose (BEL 311) Prepared by‚ Lauraricka Brenda Benjamin 2010992969 IM 110 Group 3 B Title‚ The Importance of Teaching Mathematics and Science in English (PPSMI) Date of Submission‚ 16th of December‚ 2011 Lecturer’s name‚ Nurul Ain Binti Sulaiman The Importance of Teaching Mathematics and Science in English (PPSMI) I Introduction The whole idea of a good education system is to prepare out children so that they are better prepared to
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