2 edition of Probability for management decisions found in the catalog.
Probability for management decisions
William Richard King
Published
1968
by Wiley in NewYork
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Written in
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographies.
| Statement | (by) William R. King. |
| Series | The Wiley series in management and administration |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HD69.D4 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xix, 372 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 372 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL19741010M |
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