This paper describes a methodology based on decision analysis for addressing major program decisions in the development of magnetic fusion energy. The development of this complex technology involves a sequence of funding choices over time among multiple technical approaches and under...

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the impact of citrus tristeza virus (CTV) on the commercial value of fruit produced by navel orange trees. Design/methodology/approach – Data are counts of fruit of various sizes and quality harvested from a tree in a year. The counted fruit are...

Executives and managers hear or read headlines about recent economic data nearly every business day. Most important economic statistics are the products of programs designed to collect and analyze data to report summary results at regular intervals. Properly interpreted, these economic...

Preface -- 1. Working with numbers and equations -- 2. Working with automated functions in Excel -- 3. Working with data -- 4. Working with mathematical models -- 5. Working with personal planning over time -- Notes -- Index