Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Business Analytics
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781285418681
Author: Cliff Ragsdale
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 15QP
In what ways are descriptive models different from predictive models?
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Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Business Analytics
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1QPCh. 1 - Prob. 2QPCh. 1 - Prob. 3QPCh. 1 - Prob. 4QPCh. 1 - What is the relationship between business...Ch. 1 - What kinds of spreadsheet applications would not...Ch. 1 - Prob. 7QPCh. 1 - Prob. 8QPCh. 1 - What is a dependent variable?Ch. 1 - What is an independent variable?
Ch. 1 - Can a model have more than one dependent variable?Ch. 1 - Can a decision problem have more than one...Ch. 1 - Prob. 13QPCh. 1 - Prob. 14QPCh. 1 - In what ways are descriptive models different from...Ch. 1 - Prob. 16QPCh. 1 - Prob. 17QPCh. 1 - Consider the spreadsheet model shown in Figure...Ch. 1 - Prob. 19QPCh. 1 - Prob. 20QPCh. 1 - Prob. 21QPCh. 1 - Prob. 22QPCh. 1 - Prob. 23QPCh. 1 - Prob. 24QPCh. 1 - Prob. 25QPCh. 1 - Prob. 26QPCh. 1 - Prob. 27QP
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