Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling Paperback - 2004

Master the techniques that business analysts at leading companies use to transform data into bottom-line results. For more than a decade, well-known consultant and business professor Wayne Winston has been teaching corporate clients and MBA students the most effective ways to use Microsoft Excel for data analysis, modeling, and decision making. Now this award-winning educator shares the best of his classroom experience in this practical, business-focused guide. Each chapter advances your data analysis and modeling expertise using real-world examples and learn-by-doing exercises. You also get all the book's problem-and-solution files on CD--for all the practice you need to solve complex problems and work smarter with Excel.

Learn how to solve real business problems with Excel!Create best, worst, and most-likely scenarios for salesCalculate how long it would take to recoup a project's startup costs Plan personal finances, such as computing loan terms or saving for retirementEstimate a product's demand curve Simulate stock performance over a yearDetermine which product mix will yield the greatest profitsInterpret the effects of price and advertising on sales Assign a dollar value to customer loyaltyManage inventory and order quantities with precisionCreate customer service queues with short wait timesEstimate the probabilities of equipment failure Model business uncertaintiesGet new perspectives on data with PivotTable dynamic viewsHelp predict quarterly revenue, outcomes of sporting events, presidential elections, and more!

On the CD: Practice files for all the book's exercisesSolutions for problem setsFully searchable eBook

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.