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Quantitative Analysis for Management, 14th edition Render rq rq rq rq rq rq
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
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1) Interviews, statistical sampling, and company reports provide input data for
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quantitative analysis models.
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Topic: THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS APPROACH
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LO: 1.3: Describe the use of modeling in quantitative analysis.
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2) In the early 1900s, Frederick Winslow Taylor pioneered the principles of the scientific approach
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to management.
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Topic: WHAT IS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS?
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LO: 1.1: Describe the quantitative analysis approach and understand how to apply it to a real
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situation.
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3) Managers do not need to be familiar with the limitations, assumptions, and/or
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specific applicability of the quantitative analysis technique to use it for accurate
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decision making. Answer: FALSE
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Topic: INTRODUCTION r q r q
LO: 1.6: Recognize possible problems in using quantitative
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analysis. AACSB: Analytical thinking
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4) During World War II, many new scientific and quantitative techniques were developed to
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assist the military, and these developments were so successful that many companies started using
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similar techniques in managerial decision making and planning after the war.
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Answer: TRUE r q
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Topic: WHAT IS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS?
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LO: 1.1: Describe the quantitative analysis approach and understand how to apply it to a real
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situation.
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, 5) The study of Business Analytics involves the use of large datasets known as big
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data. Answer: TRUE
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Diff: Moderate
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Topic: BUSINESS ANALYTICS
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LO: 1.2: Describe the three categories of business analytics.
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6) Predictive Analytics is aimed at forecasting future outcomes based on patterns in the past
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data. Answer: TRUE
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Diff: Moderate
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Topic: BUSINESS ANALYTICS
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LO: 1.2: Describe the three categories of business analytics.
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7) When a problem is difficult to quantify, it may be necessary to develop unspecific
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objectives. Answer: FALSE
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Diff: Moderate
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Topic: THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS APPROACH
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LO: 1.3: Describe the use of modeling in quantitative analysis.
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8) The Quantitative Analysis Approach consists of six
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steps. Answer: FALSE
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Diff: Moderate
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Topic: THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS APPROACH
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LO: 1.3: Describe the use of modeling in quantitative analysis.
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AACSB: Analytical thinking
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9) A schematic model is a picture, drawing, or chart of
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reality. Answer: TRUE
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Diff: Moderate
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Topic: THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS APPROACH
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LO: 1.3: Describe the use of modeling in quantitative analysis.
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10) Decision variables may also be called rq rq rq rq rq
parameters. Answer: FALSE
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LO: 1.3: Describe the use of modeling in quantitative analysis.
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