TY - BOOK AU - Evans,James R. TI - Business analytics: methods, models, and decisions SN - 9781292339061 AV - HD30.28 .E824 2021 U1 - 658.4/01 23 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Pearson KW - Business planning KW - Strategic planning KW - Industrial management KW - Statistical methods N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This book provides undergraduate business students and introductory graduate students with the fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of business analytics in organizations, to apply basic business analytics tools in a spread-sheet environment, and to communicate with analytics professionals to effectively use and interpret analytic models and results for making better business decisions. We take a balanced, holistic approach in viewing business analytics from descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive perspectives that today define the discipline"-- ER -