Keeping Up With the Quants

We're moving beyond the information age into the quantitativeinformation age. This book promises to become your "quantitative literacy" guide--helping you develop the analytical skills needed in today's world of work, no matter your role or experience. As a successful manager today, you need to be a more informed consumer of data, more conversant with analytical thinking and methods, and better at working with quantitative information. In Keeping Up with the Quants, authors and professors Tom Davenport and Jin-ho Kim offer the tools to enhance your thinking and decision-making. You'll walk away with a basic understanding of today's necessary skills including: How to formulate a hypothesis How to gather and analyze relevant data How to interpret and communicate results How to develop habits of quantitative thinking How to deal effectively with the "quants" in your organization If you don't have a business degree or you aren't comfortable with statistics and quant methods, this book is for you. Keeping Up with the Quantswill give you the new skills you need to compete--and succeed.