Data Analysis and Decision Making with Microsoft Excel (with CD-ROM, InfoTrac , and Decision Tools and Statistic Tools Suite) (Hardcover)

by S. Christian Albright (Author), Wayne Winston (Author), Christopher Zappe (Author)

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"I want to commend you and your colleagues on Data Analysis and Decision Making.That textbook is one of the most well organized, well written and usefulbooks I have used in either undergraduate or graduate studies. Any questionI had while going through the course was easy to find and well answered.The use of Excel and Palisades tools was excellent.Thank you for taking the time and effort to publish such a great reference.It will surely be on my bookshelf for many years." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Master data analysis, modeling, and spreadsheet use with DATA ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING WITH MICROSOFT EXCEL! With a teach-by-example approach, student-friendly writing style, and complete Excel integration, this business statistics text provides you with the tools you need to succeed. Margin notes, boxed-in definitions and formulas in the text, enhanced explanations in the text itself, and stated objectives for the examples found throughout the text make studying easy. Problem sets and cases provide realistic examples that enable you to see the relevance of the material to your future as a business leader.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 3 The DecisionTools... Stud.Ed edition (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324400829
• ISBN-13: 978-0324400823
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.9 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,879 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better Title: Intro to Statistics using Excel Add-ins, June 3, 2001

By	[e-mail] (Gainesveille, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Data Analysis and Decision Making With Microsoft Excel (Hardcover)

On the positive side, this book has many excellent case studies and examples. It is well written and interesting. However, I was disappointed, as I was expecting use of Excel to rigorously solve decision making and data analysis problems. The focus of the book is mostly traditional statistics solved using a group of commercial add-ins for Excel. If this is what you want, then the book would get five stars. However, for data analysis and decision making, I think a more thorough treatment using Excel without relying so much on the add-ins would have been appropriate.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent MBA - level textbook and software., September 2, 1999

By	Serguei Netessine (Wynnewood, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Data Analysis and Decision Making With Microsoft Excel (Hardcover)

Finally MBA probability/statistics course and MS Excel have been unified in one textbook. The accompanying software is great, especially Decision Tree (probably the only Excel-based software for decision making). Students like business-oriented excersises in the book. Highly recommended.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong Software Addition:, August 20, 1999

By	Kirk S. Johnson (Batavia, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Data Analysis and Decision Making With Microsoft Excel (Hardcover)

This book was put together in the same 'spirit' as previous other Winston books; good examples, well thought out attack approaches; as well as a good summary of all the types of problems encountered in the text! I have several other of Winston books, so I'm reasonably happy with his work! I am growing a little frustrated with winston et al. over the fact that they offer no solutions or answers to the many exercise problems contained throughout the text. I don't think Winston realizes that professionals outside of the classroom are buying these books and don't have the luxury of a professor sharing answers to the problems. This is where I think he can improve. The software addition, from palisades was an excellent addition to the text! I had already owned many of the commercial versions but have found that the suite, provided with the text, was just as robust as my retail versions.