mt2076 ch1-3

Management mathematics
R.D. Hewins
MT2076
2014
Undergraduate study in
Economics, Management,
Finance and the Social Sciences
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Contents
Contents
Preface
0.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.2
Aims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.3
Learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.4
Syllabus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.5
Overview of topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.6
Essential reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.7
Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.8
Online study resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.8.1
The VLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.8.2
Making use of the Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.9
How to use the subject guide
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0.10 Examination advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.11 Examination technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Set theory
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1.1
Aims of the chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.2
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1.3
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1.4
Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.6
Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.7
Subsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.8
The order of sets: finite and infinite sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.9
Union and intersection of sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.10 Differences and complements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.11 Venn diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.12 Logic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.13 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.14 Solutions to activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.15 A reminder of your learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.16 Sample examination questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.17 Guidance on answering the Sample examination questions . . . . . . . .
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2 Index numbers
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2.1
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2.2
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2.3
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2.4
Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.6
The general approach and notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.7
Simple index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.8
Simple aggregate index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.9
The average price relative index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.10 Weighted price relative indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
2.10.1 Laspeyres (base period weighted) index . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.10.2 Paasches (current period weighted) index . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.10.3 Advantages and disadvantages of Laspeyres versus Paasches indices 36

2.10.4 Other weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.11 More complex, ideal indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.12 Volume indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.13 Index tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.14 Chain-linked index numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.15 Changing a base and linking index series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.16 Deflating a series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.17 Further worked examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.18 The practical problems of selecting an appropriate index . . . . . . . . .
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2.19 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.20 Solution to Activity 2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 Trigonometric functions and imaginary numbers
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3.1
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3.2
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3.4
Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.6
Basic trigonometric definitions and graphs (a reminder) . . . . . . . . . .
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3.7
Some rules involving trigonometric formulae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.8
Derivatives and integrals of trigonometric expressions . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.9
Trigonometric series as expansions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.10 Other trigonometric functions: reciprocals and inverse functions . . . . .
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3.11 Complex numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.12 Conjugates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.13 The Argand diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.14 De Moivres theorem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.15 A link between exponential expansions, trigonometric functions and imaginary

numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.16 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Difference equations
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4.1
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4.2
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4.3
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4.4
Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.6
First order difference equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.7
Behaviour of the solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.8
Linear second order difference equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.9
The non-homogeneous second order difference equation . . . . . . . . . .
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4.10 Coupled difference equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.11 Graphing and describing solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.12 Some applications of difference equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.13 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5 Differential equations
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5.1
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5.2
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5.3
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5.4
Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.6
First order and first degree differential equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.6.1
Case I: Variables separable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.6.2
Case II: Homogeneous equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.6.3
Case III: Linear equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.6.4
Case IV: Other cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.7
Second order differential equations
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Determining the solution constants (e.g. A1 , A2 ) . . . . . . . . . .
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5.8
Simultaneous differential equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.9
The behaviour of differential equation solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.10 Some applications of differential equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.11 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6 Further applications of matrices
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6.1
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6.2
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6.3
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6.4
Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.5
Introduction and review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.6
Input-output economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.7
Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.8
Transition probabilities and Markov chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.9
A note on determinants, eigen values and eigen vectors . . . . . . . . . .
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6.9.1
Determinants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.9.2
Eigen values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.9.3
Eigen vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.10 Matrices in linear programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.11 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7 Markov chains and stochastic processes
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7.1
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7.2
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7.3
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7.4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.5
Some definitions of stochastic processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.6
A simple random walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.6.1
The Gamblers ruin problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.6.2
The case of a single absorbing barrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Markov chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.7.1
The Chapman-Kolmogorov equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Markov processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.8.1
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7.7
7.8
7.9
The Poisson process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Queueing theory
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7.10 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8 Stochastic modelling, multivariate models
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8.1
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8.2
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8.3
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8.4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.5
Principal component factor analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.6
Factor analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.6.1
The factor model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.6.2
Estimation of factor loadings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.6.3
Factor rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.6.4
Factor scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.6.5
Other estimation methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.6.6
A summary of strategy for factor analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Discriminant analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.7.1
Fishers discriminant analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.7.2
Measurement of performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.7.3
Other points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.7.4
Stepwise variable selection criteria Wilks lambda . . . . . . . .
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8.8
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.9
A reminder of your learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8.7
9 Forecasting
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9.1
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9.2
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9.3
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9.4
A note on spreadsheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.6
Classification of forecasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.6.1
Classification by leadtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.6.2
Classification by information used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.7
The requirements of a forecasting exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.8
The structure of a time series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.9
Decomposition models of time series
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9.9.1
Model estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.9.2
Forecasting procedure with EWMAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.10 Simple Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.10.1 The Box-Jenkins methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.10.2 Autoregressive models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.10.3 Moving average models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.10.4 Autoregressive moving average models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.10.5 Building a model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.11 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10 Econometrics, multiple regression and analysis of variance
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10.1 Aims of the chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.2 Learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.3 Essential reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.4 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.6 Formulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.7 Estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.8 Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.8.1 Econometric criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.8.2 Auto-correlated errors violation of assumption 4 . . . . . . . . .
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10.8.3 Multi-collinearity violation of assumption 6
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10.8.4 Mis-specification violation of assumption 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.8.5 Error in variables violation of assumption 7 . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.9 A case study Lydia Pinkhams vegetable compound . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.10 Analysis of variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.10.1 Tests of whether all multiple regression coefficients are zero . . .
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10.10.2 Other uses of ANOVA tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.11 Forecasting using econometric models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.12 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.13 A reminder of your learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10.14 Sample examination questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11 Exploratory data analysis
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11.1 Aims of the chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.2 Learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.3 Essential reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.4 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.6 A typical data set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.7 Graphical methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.7.1 Box plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.7.2 Scatter plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.7.3 Three-dimensional scatter plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.7.4 Other plots within software packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.8 Cluster analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.8.1 Examples of clustering in marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.8.2 Types of clustering procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.8.3 Hierarchical clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
211
11.8.4 Distances between binary observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
211
11.8.5 Hierarchical clustering methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.8.6 Partitioning or non-hierarchical clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.9 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.10 A reminder of your learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11.11 Sample examination questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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12 Summary
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A Sample examination paper
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B Sample examination paper Examiners commentary
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Preface
0.1
Introduction
People in business, economics and the social sciences are increasingly aware of the need
to be able to handle a range of mathematical tools. This course is designed to fill this
need by extending the 100 courses in Mathematics and Statistics into several even more
practical and powerful areas of mathematics. It is not just forecasting and index
numbers that have uses. Such things as differential equations and stochastic processes,
for example, do have direct, frequent and practical applications to everyday
management situations.
This course is intended to extend your mathematical ability and interests beyond the
knowledge acquired in earlier 100 courses. Throughout the mathematical and
quantitative courses of the degrees we attempt to emphasise the applications of
mathematics for management problems and decision-making. MT2076 Management
mathematics is no exception. However, you must always recognise the need to walk
before you can run and hence new topics sometimes need to be covered in a relatively
detailed mathematical way before the topics uses can be emphasised by more
interesting and practical examples. It must be admitted that many good managers are
not very mathematically adept. However, they would be even more inquisitive, more
precise, more accurate in their statements, more selective in their use of data, more
critical of advice given to them, etc. if they had a better grasp of quantitative subjects.
Mathematics is an important tool which all good managers should appreciate.
Many of the topics within this course are extensions of the comparatively simple ideas
covered within your 100 courses in Mathematics and Statistics. Other topics are
fundamentally new. The course therefore both extends and reinforces existing
knowledge and introduces new areas of interest and applications of mathematics in the
ever-widening field of management.
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Aims
To extend your mathematical and statistical ability and interests beyond the
knowledge acquired in your 100 courses in Mathematics and Statistics.
To introduce new areas of interest and applications of mathematics and statistics in
the ever-widening field of management.
To familiarise yourself with, and become competent in, dynamic models and
multivariate (as well as univariate) data analysis.
Preface
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Learning outcomes
By the end of this course and having completed the Essential reading and activities, you
should:
be able to demonstrate further mathematical and statistical knowledge
be able to apply mathematics at varying levels to aid decision-making
understand how to analyse complex multivariate data sets with the aim of
extracting the important message contained within the huge amount of data which
is often available
be able to construct appropriate models and interpret the results generated (this
will often be a case of understanding the output from a computerised model)
be able to demonstrate the wide applicability of mathematical models while, at the
same time, identifying their limitations and possible misuse
discuss the more technical/mathematical/theoretical side of management
(including finance and economics)
be able to read management/financial journals in the areas of (for example)
management science and operations research, forecasting, financial engineering and
market analysis, economics and econometrics and so on with a reasonably high
level of assessing of the basic mathematical techniques employed therein.
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Syllabus
Logical use of set theory and Venn diagrams.

Index numbers.
Trigonometric functions. Imaginary numbers. (The prime requirement for both
these topics is for modelling of cyclical dynamics via difference and differential
equations).
Difference (first and second order) and differential equations (linear, first and
second order). Simultaneous second order equations.
Further applications of matrices: input/output, networks, Markov chains,
transition/product switching matrices.
Simple stochastic processes including Gamblers ruin, Birth and Death and
queuing models. Analysis of queues to include expected waiting time and expected
queue length.
Statistical modelling. Analysis of multivariate models. Simple treatment of
construction and interpretation of factor analysis and discriminant analysis models.
0.5. Overview of topics
Time series analysis. Forecasting techniques (including exponential smoothing,

moving averages, trend and seasonality, simple Box-Jenkins (ARIMA)).
Introduction to econometrics. Multiple regression (including using F tests). Simple
analysis of variance.
Principles of mathematical modelling.
Clustering techniques and appreciation of other models. Data reduction models.
Interpreting various types of scatter plots.
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Overview of topics
The additional mathematical knowledge acquired by this course on top of your existing
mathematical learning will enable you to:
formulate and analyse managerial problems in a mathematical manner
use mathematical logic (via Venn diagrams) to evaluate the sense, or otherwise, of
given data
understand the widely used (and sometimes misused) concept of index numbers
apply difference and differential equations to models and solve dynamic
relationships (for example, in sales, advertising, marketing, pricing, market
analysis, financial markets, etc.)
comprehend the uses of stochastic processes and Markov chains in predicting
distributions for future outcomes
analyse and model a series of observations over time (a time series) and forecast
ahead (an obviously useful attribute of a good manager)
understand the principles of mathematical models; ask sensible questions about
assumptions, validity of results, etc.
understand how econometric models can be used for analysis of complex economic
relationships
use relatively complex and powerful data reduction techniques in analysing the
typically multidimensional observations available to a manager
analyse multivariate data with a variety of techniques.
The above is a list of some of the specific knowledge which the successful student will
acquire. They represent a summary of the main chapters of the guide. Only the topics
of Chapter 3 are not specifically mentioned above as they are really a means to an end,
i.e. a preliminary chapter on trigonometric functions and imaginary numbers which are
required (among other things) for some of the subsequent chapters on difference and
differential equation analysis. Nonetheless, there are occasionally examination questions
specifically on Chapter 3 material.
Preface
Although containing many worked examples and, obviously, covering the whole
syllabus, this subject guide is not intended as a textbook and should not be
treated as such. However, if you use it correctly, it will provide a good indication of
the levels required and typical areas of application. A full understanding and
appreciation comes with practice, however, and, to this end, various texts are
recommended for reading. Many of these texts also have worked examples and exercises
which you should systematically work through.
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Essential reading
In order to use this subject guide fully you should acquire a copy of the following
essential textbooks, some of which tackle the majority of the course while others cover
only specific parts:
Brzezniak, Z. and T. Zastawniak Basic stochastic processes: a course through
exercises. (London: Springer, 1998) [ISBN 9783540761754].
Hanke, J.E. and D.W. Wichern Business forecasting. (Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009) ninth edition [ISBN 9780135009338].
Johnson, R.A. and D.W. Wichern Applied multivariate statistical analysis. (Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007) sixth edition [ISBN 9780135143506].
A useful introductory textbook which is used in this course is:
Dowling, E.T. Schaums easy outline of introduction to mathematical economics.
(New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006) third edition [ISBN 9780071455343].
Detailed reading references in this subject guide refer to the editions of the set
textbooks listed above. New editions of one or more of these textbooks may have been
published by the time you study this course. You can use a more recent edition of any
of the books; use the detailed chapter and section headings and the index to identify
relevant readings. Also check the virtual learning environment (VLE) regularly for
updated guidance on readings.
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Further reading
Please note that as long as you read the Essential reading you are then free to read
around the subject area in any text, paper or online resource. You will need to support
your learning by reading as widely as possible and by thinking about how these
principles apply in the real world. To help you read extensively, you have free access to
the VLE and University of London Online Library (see below).
The following books are a selection of additional texts covering certain aspects of the
course. They vary considerably in level and coverage of material. You should establish
whether they are necessary for you bearing in mind your own mathematical knowledge
and abilities. You are strongly advised to check the nature of these books (via the
internet for example) before contemplating purchasing any of them.
0.7. Further reading
In addition, many of you will have used (and perhaps acquired) some of the
mathematical/statistical texts for earlier 100 courses. Where appropriate, reference is
made to the relevant chapters of these books. They are indicated by an asterisk (*) in
the list below.
Aldenderfer, M.S. and R.K. Blashfield Cluster analysis. (Quantitative Applications
in the Social Sciences). (London: Sage, 1984) [ISBN 9780803923768].
Allen, R.G.D. Index numbers in theory and practice. (Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan, 1982) [ISBN 9780333169162].
* Anthony, M. and N. Biggs Mathematics for economics and finance. (Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 2001) [ISBN 9780521559133].
Barnett, R.A. and M.R. Zeigler Essentials of college mathematics for business,
economics, life sciences and social sciences. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall, 1994) sixth edition [ISBN 9780023059315]. This book is now hard to find but
it is still useful if you can locate a second hand copy or find one in a library.
* Booth, D.J. Foundation mathematics. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
1998) third edition [ISBN 9780201342949].
Chatfield, C. The analysis of time series: an introduction. (London: Chapman and
Hall, 2003) sixth edition [ISBN 9781584883173].
Chatfield, C. Problem solving: a statisticians guide. (London: Chapman and
Hall/CRC, 1995) second edition [ISBN 9780412606304].
Chatfield, C. and A. Collins Introduction to multivariate analysis. (London:
Chapman and Hall, 2000) [ISBN 9780412160400].
Everitt, B.S., S. Landau, M. Leese and D. Stahl Cluster analysis. (London: Hodder
Arnold, 2011) fifth edition [ISBN 9780470749913].
Granger, C.W.J. Forecasting in business and economics. (Oxford: Academic Press
Inc, 1989) second edition [ISBN 9780122951817].
Gujarati, D.N. Basic econometrics. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009) fifth edition
[ISBN 9780071276252].
Haeussler, E.F. Jr., R.S. Paul and R.J. Wood Introductory mathematical analysis
for business, economics and the life and social sciences. (Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 2010) twelfth edition [ISBN 9780321643728].
Holden, K and A.W. Pearson Introductory mathematics for economics and business.
(Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 1992) second edition [ISBN 9780333576496].
Jacques, I. Mathematics for economics and business. (Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 2012) seventh edition [ISBN 9780273763567].
Levine, D.M., D. Stephan, T.C. Krehbiel and M.L. Berenson Statistics for
managers using Microsoft Excel. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall,
2005) fourth edition. [ISBN 9780131440548].
Preface
* Newbold, P., W. Carlson and B. Thorne Statistics for business and economics.
(Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2012) seventh edition [ISBN
9780132745659].
* Ostaszewski, A. Mathematics in economics: models and methods. (Oxford:
Blackwell, 1993) [ISBN 9780631180562].
Owen, F. and R. Jones Statistics. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times
Prentice Hall, 1994) fourth edition [ISBN 9780273603207].
Pindyck, R.S. and D.L. Rubinfield Econometric models and economic forecasts.
(New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007) fourth edition [ISBN 9780079132925].
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Online study resources
In addition to the subject guide and the Essential reading, it is crucial that you take
advantage of the study resources that are available online for this course, including the
VLE and the Online Library.
You can access the VLE, the Online Library and your University of London email
account via the Student Portal at:
http://my.londoninternational.ac.uk
You should have received your login details for the Student Portal with your official
offer, which was emailed to the address that you gave on your application form. You
have probably already logged in to the Student Portal in order to register. As soon as
you registered, you will automatically have been granted access to the VLE, Online
Library and your fully functional University of London email account.
If you have forgotten these login details, please click on the Forgotten your password
link on the login page.
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The VLE
The VLE, which complements this subject guide, has been designed to enhance your
learning experience, providing additional support and a sense of community. It forms an
important part of your study experience with the University of London and you should
access it regularly.
The VLE provides a range of resources for EMFSS courses:
Self-testing activities: Doing these allows you to test your own understanding of
subject material.
Electronic study materials: The printed materials that you receive from the
University of London are available to download, including updated reading lists
and references.
Past examination papers and Examiners commentaries: These provide advice on
how each examination question might best be answered.
0.9. How to use the subject guide
A student discussion forum: This is an open space for you to discuss interests and
experiences, seek support from your peers, work collaboratively to solve problems
and discuss subject material.
Videos: There are recorded academic introductions to the subject, interviews and
debates and, for some courses, audio-visual tutorials and conclusions.
Recorded lectures: For some courses, where appropriate, the sessions from previous
years Study Weekends have been recorded and made available.
Study skills: Expert advice on preparing for examinations and developing your
digital literacy skills.
Feedback forms.
Some of these resources are available for certain courses only, but we are expanding our
provision all the time and you should check the VLE regularly for updates.
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Making use of the Online Library
The Online Library contains a huge array of journal articles and other resources to help
you read widely and extensively.
To access the majority of resources via the Online Library you will either need to use
your University of London Student Portal login details, or you will be required to
register and use an Athens login:
http://tinyurl.com/ollathens
The easiest way to locate relevant content and journal articles in the Online Library is
to use the Summon search engine.
If you are having trouble finding an article listed in a reading list, try removing any
punctuation from the title, such as single quotation marks, question marks and colons.
For further advice, please see the online help pages:
www.external.shl.lon.ac.uk/summon/about.php
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How to use the subject guide
The chapters of this subject guide follow a similar format and, unless indicated
otherwise, you should tackle the study of each topic in the following way:
1. Read the relevant chapter of the subject guide. You may be referred back to earlier
chapters if a refreshment of ideas is required.
2. Then do the reading from the essential textbooks.
3. Go through the worked examples and then tackle as many problems as possible
yourself. Remember that learning mathematics is best done by
attempting problems, not solely by reading.
Preface
In planning the workload associated with the course, you should appreciate that the
chapters of this subject guide are of different lengths and will therefore take a different
amount of time to cover. However, to help your time management the chapters and
topics of the course are converted below into approximate weeks of a typical 30-week
university course.
Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
Chapter 10:
Chapter 11:
Chapter 12:
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Examination advice
Important: the information and advice given here are based on the examination
structure used at the time this guide was written. Please note that subject guides may
be used for several years. Because of this we strongly advise you to always check both
the current Regulations for relevant information about the examination, and the VLE
where you should be advised of any forthcoming changes. You should also carefully
check the rubric/instructions on the paper you actually sit and follow those instructions.
The course is assessed by a three-hour unseen written examination. Candidates should
answer all eight questions. Questions will often consist of several parts part marks
will be noted where appropriate on the examination paper. There will be a mixture of
problem-solving and comment-based questions.
A Sample examination paper is provided at the end of this subject guide.
Remember, it is important to check the VLE for:
up-to-date information on examination and assessment arrangements for this course
where available, past examination papers and Examiners commentaries for the
course which give advice on how each question might best be answered.
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Examination technique
Examinations are nerve-racking occasions. If you are particularly prone to examination

nerves then it is a good idea to familiarise yourself with the examination situation by
setting yourself three-hour time slots to do questions in time-constrained examination
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conditions. Eventually you can use past papers as mock examinations in the meantime
create one for yourself from questions within a book. This is worthwhile doing!
Remember that even generous Examiners cannot award marks for blank pages! It is
surprising how many students fail to answer enough questions, fail to write comments
when required or fail to give sufficient explanation. All these failings are extremely
noteworthy make certain you avoid them.
In the Examiners marking scheme for quantitative subjects, marks are almost always
awarded for method as well as accuracy. Bear this in mind when tackling problems.
State clearly any assumptions you feel it is necessary to make.
Become very familiar with how to operate your calculator. A calculator may be used
when answering questions on this paper and it must comply in all respects with the
specification given in the Regulations and on your Admissions Notice. The make and
type of machine must be clearly stated on the front cover of the answer book.
Preface
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Chapter 1
Set theory
1.1
Aims of the chapter
To introduce the alternative common notations for set theory.

To extend your knowledge of sets, beyond the basics which you will already have
encountered, with a greater emphasis on interpretation and logic.
To establish the usefulness of a diagrammatic approach to logic and data summary.
1.2
Learning outcomes
By the end of this chapter, and having completed the Essential reading and activities,
you should be able to:
understand the basic notation and nomenclature of sets especially: unions,
intersections, complements, null sets, subsets, finite and infinite sets, differences of
sets, the order of a set, the universal set
construct a Venn diagram (not always straightforward!) from given relational data
interpret Venn diagrams and set notation and explain their meaning in
non-mathematical (everyday) English
use sets and Venn diagrams to analyse data (for example, to show inconsistencies
and to derive maximum and/or minimum orders of sets).
1.3
Essential reading
Unfortunately, none of the essential textbooks covers this topic and, to the knowledge of
the author, no text covers set theory in a similar manner to the way in which the topic
is covered within this chapter. There are several illustrative examples within this
chapter to show the particular application of sets to management situations, etc. In
addition, you are particularly urged to review past papers.
1.4
Further reading
Some reference to sets is made in Anthony and Biggs (Chapter 2); Barnett and Zeigler
(Appendix A1); Booth (Module 25).
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1.5
Introduction
Set theory is a relatively new aspect of mathematics which is now taught at all levels of
education, from primary school upwards. The reason for this is its wide applicability in
denoting and enumerating events and its visual appeal in using Venn diagrams.
Although hidden in new nomenclature and notation, set theory is really only a
combination of logic and enumeration of events. One important use is in probability
theory but its elegance and efficiency in portraying logical associations demands every
students attention. Within this course we concentrate on using sets for logic analysis.
There are numerous examples of set theory questions employed for logic analysis within
past examination papers for MT2076 Management mathematics and you are
strongly advised to use some of them at some stage of your preparation.
1.6
Sets
A set is simply a collection of things or objects, of any kind. These objects are called
elements or members of the set. We refer to the set as an entity in its own right and
often denote it by A, B, C or D, etc.
If A is a set and x a member of the set, then we say x A, i.e. x belongs to A. The
symbol 6 denotes the negation of i.e. x 6 A means x does not belong to A.
The elements of a set, and hence the set itself, are characterised by having one or more
properties that distinguish the elements of the set from those not in the set, for example
if C is the set of non-negative real numbers, then we might use the notation
C = {x | x is a real number and x 0}
i.e. the set of all x such that x is a real number and non-negative.
Example 1.1 If A is the set of all integers then 4 A but 6.7 6 A.
Since sets are determined by their elements we say that A = B if and only if they have
the same elements.
represents the empty or null set, i.e. a set containing no elements.
The set containing everything is termed the universal set and is usually written as U .
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Subsets
If A and B are two sets and all the elements of A also belong to B then it can be said
that:
A is contained in B
or A is a subset of B
or B contains A.
These expressions are all equivalent and may be symbolically written as A B.
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1.8. The order of sets: finite and infinite sets
1.8
The order of sets: finite and infinite sets
A set is said to be finite if it contains only a finite number of elements; otherwise the
set is an infinite set. The number of elements in a set A is called the order of A and is
denoted by |A| or n(A) or nA .
Example 1.2 The set of all integers is an infinite set.
Example 1.3 The set of days in a week has order 7.
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Union and intersection of sets
The union of two sets A and B is a set containing all the elements in either A or B (or
both)
i.e. A B = {x | x A or x B}.
The intersection of two sets A and B is a set containing all the elements that are both
in A and B
i.e. A B = {x | x A and x B}.
If sets A and B have no elements in common, i.e. A B = ,then A and B are termed
disjoint sets.
The above notation can be extended into the case of a family of sets (for example, Ai ,
i = 1, 2, . . . , k). Thus the union of the family is
Ai = {x | x Ai for some i = 1, 2, . . . , k},
i = 1, 2, . . . , k.
(1.1)
i = 1, 2, . . . , k.
(1.2)
The intersection of the family is:

Ai = {x | x Ai for every i = 1, 2, . . . , k},
Example 1.4 If A = {1, 3, 5, 7} and B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, then

A B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7} and A B = {1, 3, 5}.
Activity 1.1 If A = {a, b, c, d, e, f }, B = {a, e, g, h, j} and C = {b, c, f, g}, what are
the following subsets?
(a) A B
(b) B C
(c) A B c
(d) A (B C).
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1.10
Differences and complements
If A and B are sets then the difference set A B is the set of all elements of A which
do not belong to B.
If B is a subset of A, then A B is sometimes called the complement of B in A.
When A is the universal set one may simply refer to the complement of B to denote all
things not in B. The complement of a set A is denoted as Ac or A.

Note: De Morgans Theorems
(A B)c = Ac B c
(A B)c = Ac B c .
The above relationships are most easily confirmed by using a Venn diagram (see below)
to indicate that both sides of the above equations amount to the same areas of the
diagram.
1.11
Venn diagrams
Often the relationships that exist between sets can best be shown using a Venn
diagram. To construct a Venn diagram we let a certain region, usually a rectangle,
represent the universal set. This rectangle is often implied by the constraints of the page
and only in those circumstances where its boundary is important is the rectangle drawn
(see the diagrams below for example). Individual sets are then represented by regions,
often circles, within this rectangle. One can then easily depict intersections, unions,
complements, etc. on the diagram. Figure 1.1 shows Venn diagram examples.
Figure 1.1: Venn diagram examples.
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1.11. Venn diagrams
In Figure 1.1 the triple set Venn diagram is particularly useful and can be used to show,
for example, that
n(A B C) = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) n(A B) n(A C) n(B C) + n(A B C).
However, beware of trying to solve all problems from an equation point of view
(involving perhaps unions, intersections and complements). Many problems are better
tackled from a logical argument. See Examples 1.5 and 1.6 below.
Activity 1.2 Construct Venn diagrams involving A, B and C to show each of the
following subsets:
(a) A (B C c )
(b) (A B C)c
(c) B Ac
(d) (A B) (B C).
Example 1.5 A publishing company has three main magazine publications A, B
and C. A market survey on the reading habits of 200 people surveyed revealed:
84 read magazine A
111 read magazine B
73 read magazine C
59 read A and B
53 read B and C
32 read A and C
20 read all three magazines.
How many of those people surveyed:
(a) Read just one of the magazines?
(b) Read just two of the magazines?
(c) Read none of the magazines?
This problem can be solved by putting the information into a Venn diagram, as
shown in Figure 1.2.
The number of elements in each region might be calculated in a number of ways.
Perhaps starting from the centre and working outwards is the best idea here. Since
20 people read A, B and C and 32 read A and C then 12 must read A and C but
not B, etc. Hence from the diagram we have the answers:
(a) 13 + 19 + 8 = 40
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(b) 39 + 12 + 33 = 84
(c) 56.
Figure 1.2: Venn diagram for Example 1.5.
Activity 1.3 (Slightly more difficult)

An insurance company insures 20,000 businesses against the perils of fire, flood and
storm damage. During a 10-year period 99% of these businesses make no claim at all
against the insurance company. No business claims for more than one type of peril at
a time, but of those businesses that have made one or more claims during the stated
10-year period:
40% have claimed for fire damage
50% have claimed for flood damage
38% have claimed for storm damage
10% have claimed on different occasions for fire and storm damage
15% have claimed on different occasions for storm and flood damage
5% have claimed on different occasions for fire and flood damage.
(a) How many businesses have claimed for all three types of damages (fire, flood
and storm) on separate occasions?
(b) Assuming no business has claimed for the same type of damage more than once,
how many claims in total have been made?
Example 1.6 Of 30 employees in the marketing department of a large
multinational company, 24 are male, 20 have university degrees and 22 have had
experience in other companies.
(a) What is the fewest possible number of male degree holders with no experience
in other companies that might be in the department?
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(b) What is the greatest possible number of female employees in the department
who do not have a university degree but have experience in other companies?
From the given information we know there are 6 females, 10 without university
degrees and 8 with no experience in another company. The answer to (a) occurs
when the females use up as many degrees and no experiences as possible, i.e. 6
degrees and 6 no experiences. Furthermore, we know that if M = set of males, D
= set of degree holders, E = set with experience in another company then
n(M D) 30
and since
n(M D) = n(M ) + n(D) n(M D)
we can say that
n(M D) 24 + 20 30 = 14.
Similarly, n(M E) 16 and n(D E) 12. To satisfy these conditions we might
try setting n(M D E c ) = 0.
(a) The Venn diagram in Figure 1.3 seems to satisfy all the conditions and hence it
is possible that there are no male degree holders with no experience in other
companies.
(b) Using a similar logic, it is possible that there are 6 females satisfying the
conditions (i.e. do not have a university degree, but have experience in other
companies) as indicated in Figure 1.4.
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We have approached Example 1.6 in a sort of trial and error approach. See Example
1.7 below and Section 1.16 for examples where we determine possible orders of sets in a
more structured fashion.
Example 1.7 If n(X Y Z) = 25; n(X Y Z) = 5; n(X Y ) = 8;
n(Y Z) = 9; n(X Y c Z c ) = 2 and n(X) = n(Y ) = n(Z), what is n(X)?
From the given information we can construct the following Venn diagram in Figure
1.5.
Letting x, y and z be the number of members in the unknown areas we have the
following equations:
(1): 25 = 2 + 3 + 5 + x + y + 4 + z
x + y + z = 11.
Furthermore since n(X) = n(Y ) = n(Z) we have

10 + x = 12 + y = 9 + x + z
which means that z = 1 and x = y + 2. Substituting in (1), we have
x + x 2 + 1 = 11
x = 6.
Hence n(X) = 2 + 3 + 5 + 6 = 16.
Activity 1.4 Of 20 management trainees in a large company, 16 are male, 15 are

graduates and 10 have had at least three years experience. Determine:
(a) the minimum number of males with at least three years experience
(b) the maximum number of female graduates who have had at least three years
experience.
1.12
Logic analysis
Sets and Venn diagrams are particularly useful in depicting the interrelationships
between sets and also analysing whether given information makes sense or not. These
ideas are best illustrated by examples.
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1.12. Logic analysis
Example 1.8 A company studied the preferences of 10,000 of its customers for its
products A, B and C. They discovered that 5,010 liked product A, 3,470 liked
product B and 4,820 liked product C. All products were liked by 500 people,
products A and B (and perhaps C) were liked by 1,000 people, products A and C
(and perhaps B) were liked by 840 people and products B and C (and perhaps A)
were liked by 1,410 people.
(a) Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the above information and show that there
must be an error in the data provided.
(b) If the erroneous data are for those people liking products B and C (and perhaps
A) determine:
i. its correct value if all 10,000 customers like at least one product
ii. upper and lower limits on its value if some customers like none of the
products.
Suggested solution:
(a) Construct the Venn diagram in Figure 1.6. It is often a good idea to start from
the triple intersection and work outwards.
Total customers = 3670 + 340 + 500 + 500 + 1560 + 910 + 3070 = 10550.
Hence, there must be an error in the data.
(b) Let n(B C) = x, then the Venn diagram becomes that shown in Figure 1.7.
i. If the total customers liking A, B and C = 10,000 then
10000 = 3670 + 500 + 500 + 340 + 2970 x + x 500 + 4480 x = 11960 x.
Hence x = 1,960.
ii. Viewing the Venn diagram above, each area being non-negative requires
x 2970, x 500 and x 4480. Furthermore, as we have seen x must be
at least 1,960 or we have too many customers. Thus 1960 x 2970.
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Example 1.9 An airline keeps information about its passengers and has noted the
following facts about the services it supplied between London and New York during
a particular week:
(a) The airline only operated two different types of aircraft which they denote by A
and Z.
(b) Travellers on Z always have excess baggage, X, whereas travellers on A
sometimes do not.
(c) Smokers, S, always travel on A and always have excess baggage.
(d) There is no Executive Class, E, travel on Z.
(e) Businessmen, B, always travel Executive Class and never smoke.
(f) Passengers requesting champagne, C, are always businessmen and never have
excess baggage.
Interpret each of the above statements in set notation and hence construct a single
Venn diagram to illustrate the relationships between A, B, C, E, S, X and Z.
The following additional quantitative data are available for the week and route in
question:
(g) 40% of all travellers on the airline used type Z aircraft.
(h) Only 20% of all travelling businessmen did not request champagne.
(i) Businessmen make up 80% of all the executive class travellers.
(j) 150 smokers travelled with the airline. This represents 10% of all the travellers.
(k) There were 160 passengers who requested champagne.
What is the minimum and maximum number of non-smoking, non-executive class
travellers on A aircraft?
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1.13. Summary
Suggested solution:
We have the following:
(a) A Z = U (the universal set)
(b) Z X
(c) S (A X)
(d) E Z = (the null or empty set)
(e) B E S c
(f) C B X c
[Note: there are alternative ways of depicting the above statements in set notation.]
The Venn diagram, taking into account all the above relationships, might look
something like the one shown in Figure 1.8.
n(S) = 150 = 10% implies that n(travellers) = 1,500.
n(C) = 160 and therefore n(C)/n(B) = 0.8 implies that n(B) = 200.
Hence n(E) = 250 and n(Z) = 600, n(A) = 900.
If S E = , then n(S c E c A) = 900 (250 + 150) = 500 (minimum).
If n(S E) = 50 (the most since B S = ) then n(S c E c A) = 550 (maximum).
1.13
Summary
This chapter stands largely on its own as a topic. However, the concepts covered are
extremely useful for summarising and depicting interrelated information. The topic is
often thought of as being one of the easiest (and hence most popular from a candidates
point of view). However, the translation from English to mathematical
notation/diagrams (and vice versa) is a much underrated skill and needs thorough
practice. The remarks included at the end of Section 1.15 might help you to establish
the boundaries of the syllabus.
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What you do not need to know:

Anything about the strict definitions of open sets, closed sets.
The extensions of set theory into group theory, rings, etc.
The definition of sets of rational, irrational, real numbers, etc.
The application of Venn diagrams and set theory in probability theory.
1.14
Solutions to activities
Activity 1.1
(a) {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j}
(b) {g}
(c) {b, c, d, f }
(d) {a, b, c, e, f }.
Activity 1.2
(a) A (B C c ) is shown in i).

(b) (A B C)c is shown in ii).
(c) B Ac is shown in iii).
(d) (A B) (B C) is shown in iv).
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1.14. Solutions to activities
Activity 1.3
(a) In total the number of businesses making claims = 20,000/100 = 200. However, the
Venn diagram below is in percentage of businesses making claims. We let x be the
number of businesses making claims for all three perils.
Thus 40 + 45 + 13 + x = 100, i.e. 98 + x = 100 and therefore x = 2%, i.e. 4

businesses.
(b) The total number of claims is
[27 + 32 + 15 + 2(3 + 13 + 8) + 3(2)] 2 = [74 + 2(24) + 6] 2 = 256.
Activity 1.4
(a) If we let the number who are male with at least three years experience be x then
we can construct the Venn diagram below for M (Males) and E (at least three
years experience) showing the order of the subsets (in terms of x).
Then, since every subset must have non-negative order, we must have
x 6,
x 16,
x 0,
x 10.
Hence, in summary, 6 x 10. The minimum number of males with at least three
years experience is therefore six.
(b) Extending the above Venn diagram to include the set of graduates, G, we can
argue as follows: the number of females is four, each of whom could have had at
least three years experience and been graduates. Hence the maximum number of
female graduates who have had at least three years experience is four. It can be
checked by the following Venn diagram.
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1.15
A reminder of your learning outcomes
understand the basic notation and nomenclature of sets especially: unions,
intersections, complements, null sets, subsets, finite and infinite sets, differences of
sets, the order of a set, the universal set
construct a Venn diagram (not always straightforward!) from given relational data
interpret Venn diagrams and set notation and explain their meaning in
non-mathematical (everyday) English
use sets and Venn diagrams to analyse data (for example, to show inconsistencies
and to derive maximum and/or minimum orders of sets).
1.16
Sample examination questions
1. (Please note that this is only part of a full examination question.)

The 120 employees of Union City Manufacturing are classified according to whether
or not they are:
skilled, S, or unskilled
female, F , or male
employed on the production line, P , or not.
Group
F
P
S
F P
F S
SP
F P S
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Number of workforce
57
70
18
21
7
8
X (unknown)
% of total salary bill

43
67
20
26
8
4
Y (unknown)
1.16. Sample examination questions
The table gives the number of employees which fall into each group identified, and
also the percentage of the total salary bill paid to each group.
(a) From this table calculate the number of people (as a function of X) in each of
the eight disjoint subsets which can be logically identified and produce an
appropriate Venn diagram. Similarly produce a fully annotated Venn diagram
for each groups % of the total salary bill with subset orders as a function of Y .
(6 marks)
(b) Assuming that each subset of the above Venn diagrams has positive and
integer order, determine the smallest possible value for X and the largest
possible value for Y .
(4 marks)
(c) Assuming the values of X and Y determined in (b), which one of the eight
subsets has the lowest salary per person?
(3 marks)
2. A company undertakes a survey of its 120 adult employees and discovers that there
are:
10 unmarried men without degrees
50 married employees
60 employees with degrees
30 unmarried women without degrees
20 women with degrees
15 married women.
(a) Draw a Venn diagram (with W , D, M denoting women, has degree and
married, respectively) in order to determine the maximum and minimum
number of women who are married and have a degree.
(10 marks)
(b) On the assumption that the number of married women with degrees takes its
maximum value, construct a fully annotated Venn diagram (with W , D, M
denoting women, has degree and married, respectively) to show the order
of each subset.
(4 marks)
(c) Making use of the diagram in (b) above, describe each of the following subsets
in words and state their order:
i. (W M )c
ii. (W c Dc M )
iii. M (W Dc ).
(6 marks)
3. An electronic subassembly consists of one of each of three components A, B and C
which are subject to faults. Tests have shown that failures of the subassemblies are
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caused by faults in one, two or all three of the components A, B and C. Analysis of
10,000 subassemblies shows that 95% of the subassemblies are free from faults.
Within the remainder there were 350 faulty A components, 250 faulty B
components and 150 faulty C components. Of the subassemblies that failed, 220
were caused by failures in two components only, and (of these 220) 170 had faulty
A components.
(a) Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the above situation.
(2 marks)
(b) Create an equation for total component breakdowns and hence determine how
many subassemblies tested had:
i. faults in all three components at the same time.
ii. no faulty B or C components?
(8 marks)
(c) For each separate subset of your Venn diagram determine the maximum and
minimum number of faulty assemblies within the subset consistent with all the
information given in the question.
(6 marks)
(d) If the subassembly repairs cost for A, B and C components are respectively
$5, $3 and $2, what are the maximum and minimum possible costs for
repairing all the faulty components of the subassemblies tested which had
faulty B components?
(4 marks)
1.17
Guidance on answering the Sample examination

questions
1. (a) We have the following Venn diagrams for workforce and % of total salary,
respectively.
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(b) Since each subset must have positive and integer order then 1 X 6 and
1 Y 3. [Note the difference between positive and nonnegative.] Hence
the minimum value of X is 1, and the maximum value of Y is 3.
(c) Using the above values for X and Y and evaluating the percentage of salaries
per person for each of the eight subsets we can construct the following table:
Subset
F P c Sc
P F c Sc
S Fc P
F P Sc
F S Pc
S P Fc
F P S
F c P c Sc
Workforce
% total salary
30
42
4
20
6
7
1
10
12
40
11
23
5
1
3
5
% salary
workforce
0.40
0.95
2.75
1.15
0.83
0.14
3.00
0.50
Hence the lowest salary per person (in bold) for subsets is S P F c (perhaps
strangely).
2. (a) Drawing a Venn diagram of W , D and M and letting the number of married
women with degrees be x and the number of married men without degrees be
y gives the following Venn diagram.
Since the total number of employees is 120 then:

30 + (20 x) + x + (15 x) + y + (35 y) + (5 + y) + 10 = 120,
i.e. 115 x + y = 120 and hence y = 5 + x. We can therefore rewrite the orders
entirely in terms of x, as shown below.
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Noting that each subset must have non-negative order will produce the result
that 0 x 15 and hence the minimum order required is 0 and the maximum
order is 15.
(b) & (c) Setting x = 15 gives the following Venn below and enables us to determine:
i. n(W M )c = 35
ii. n(W c Dc M ) = 20
iii. n(M (W Dc )) = 35.
This gives the following Venn diagram.
3. (a) Using the labels of areas (subsets) we obtain the following Venn diagram.
Areas 2 + 4 + 6 = 220 subassemblies.

Areas 2 + 4 = 170 subassemblies.
Hence area 6 = 50 subassemblies.
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Letting n(A B C) = x, we can then generate the Venn diagram for

subassemblies as shown.
(b) Forming an equation for components broken we have:

1 (areas 1 + 5 + 7) = 2 (areas 2 + 4 + 6) = 3 area 3 = 750,
i.e. 280 x + 2(220) + 3x = 750. Hence 720 + 2x = 750 and therefore x = 15.
i. 15 subassemblies had all three components faulty.
ii. 9500 + 180 x = 9665 subassemblies have no faulty B or C components.
(c) n(A B C)c = 9500 (given).
Area 1: n(A B c C c ) = 165 (fixed).
Area 2: 85 n(A B C c ) 170.
Area 3: n(A B C) = 15 (fixed).
Area 4: 0 n(A B c C) 85.
Area 5: 0 n(Ac B c C) 85.
Area 6: n(Ac B C) = 50 (given).
Area 7: 15 n(Ac B C c ) 100.
The above may be obtained by looking at the extreme cases, shown below.
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(d) Within B areas 3 and 6 are fixed. Hence the above diagrams depict the
worst and best cost situations for the problem posed, i.e.
max cost = (15)3 + (50)5 + (15)10 + (170)8 = $1,805
min cost = (100)3 + (50)5 + (15)10 + (85)8 = $1,380.
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Chapter 2
Index numbers
2.1
Aims of the chapter
To give a good (more than superficial!) understanding of the widely used

techniques of index numbers.
To establish what a wide range of alternative index construction methods are used
and what a wide range of applications they have.
To enable you to ask searching questions about the methodology used by
producers, users and quoters of index numbers.
2.2
Learning outcomes
understand how index numbers are created and for what reason
work with all the following types of indices: price and quantity, simple, relative and
aggregate, fixed base and chain-based, Paasche and Laspeyres, ideal and non-ideal
create a deflated index
link together indices with different bases
fully interpret the message an index is telling you this is an underrated skill
choose an appropriate index to summarise a given set of data
understand the advantages and disadvantages of the different index types
appreciate the difficulties involved in choosing the best index for a given situation.
2.3
Essential reading
For this topic, the subject guide is sufficiently detailed and therefore there is no need to
acquire books purely for the sake of index numbers.
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2.4
Further reading
Of the texts listed in the introduction to this subject guide, both Jacques (Chapter 3)
and Owen and Jones (Chapter 5) have reasonable coverage of index numbers. However,
any other modern statistical text now tends to have a chapter on this increasingly used
topic. Those particularly interested in the topic could refer to Allen, R.G.D. Index
numbers in theory and practice. (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 1982).
2.5
Introduction
In many ways this section of the subject stands apart from the rest. It is a
self-contained topic with little or no overlap with other chapters in this subject
introduction. However, index numbers are an increasingly used and much maligned
phenomena of the present day world. All managers should appreciate the uses and
abuses of Index numbers. It is included in the MT2076 Management mathematics
syllabus both because of its growing importance for managers and because surprisingly
few statistical courses devote sufficient time to the topic.
Indices are now used to measure a workers or companys performance, the activities
within financial markets, a countrys economic standing, etc. They are even used to
determine the wage levels for certain types of workers.
Although the arithmetic of indices is simple, you will need to exercise great care in
selecting the appropriate index to use and in performing the often tedious calculations
involved. In addition, it is important for you to be able to interpret what (if anything!)
a particular index value or series of index values is telling you.
2.6
The general approach and notation
An index is a statistical measure designed to show changes in a variable, or group of

related variables, with respect to time. It shows the relative change rather than the
absolute magnitude of change. There are many uses of index numbers (e.g. Financial
Times Shares Index, Dow Jones Shares Index, Retail Price Index (RPI), index of
industrial production, trade weighted depreciation figures, IQs, etc.). They have become
increasingly popular over recent years however, they should be handled with care since
it is easy to misconstrue their meaning and to make unrealistic assumptions when
calculating them. Index numbers take various forms and vary from simple to complex.
Some of the more common versions are given within this chapter.
It might be useful to indicate the general notation here:
pit = price of commodity i in period t
qit = quantity of commodity i in period t.
The term commodity is used here to indicate the object(s) under consideration it
might be a car, a television, a basket of food, a weeks worth of labour, etc.
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2.7. Simple index
2.7
Simple index
This relates to one single commodity (and hence we may, if we wish, drop the suffix i
here for simplicity).
pt 100
Simple price index =
p0
where p0 is the price of the commodity in the Base period (the period where the index
is set to be 100 and the yardstick against which other values are measured).
Example 2.1 A simple index for labour costs per hour:
Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
$ per hour Price of labour

5.0
5.2
5.5
6.0
6.2
Price relative
1.00
1.04
1.10
1.20
1.24
Index (Base 2000 = 100)

100.0
104.0
110.0
120.0
124.0
Note: The Base (2000 above) is often chosen to be as normal as possible (i.e. when
the price is not unduly high or low). The base period should be fairly up-to-date and
consequently is updated periodically.
2.8
Simple aggregate index
This is used for a fixed group of commodities, say k in number. (The fixed quantities
may be artificial i.e. not representing actual amounts purchased, etc.)
k
P
Simple aggregate price index for period t =
i=1
k
P
pit
100.
pi0
i=1
Example 2.2 A product cost index:

Commodity input i
Material A
Material B
Labour
Overheads
Total
Quantity
1 kg
2 kg
3 hours
3 hours
2002 Base prices pi0

60
30
15
45
150
2008 prices pit

66
48
21
60
195
Hence the simple aggregate price index for 2008 (Base 2002) is
195
100 = 130.0.
150
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Note: One of the assumptions of the above index is that the quantities will remain
the same throughout our analysis. This is obviously false in many situations. This
difficulty can be tackled in various ways.
2.9
The average price relative index
In this index commodities have equal importance. This has an advantage in that the
index is independent of the quantities; however, the disadvantage is that it takes no
account of the quantities!
k
1 X pit
100.
Average price relative index for period t =
k i=1 pi0
Example 2.3 Continuing with Example 2.2, the price relatives for the four inputs
are 1.1, 1.6, 1.4 and 1.33, respectively. The average price relative index is therefore
(1.1 + 1.6 + 1.4 + 1.33)
2.10
100
= 110.8.
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Weighted price relative indices
These use weights wi and form a weighted average of price relatives

k
P
wi pit /pi0
i=1
k
P
100.
wi
i=1
The weight wi for commodity i is a measure of the importance of that commodity in the
overall index. It might literally be the weight of commodity i used or purchased, or the
number of units, total expenditure on that item in some period, etc.
2.10.1
Laspeyres (base period weighted) index
Here the relative weights for each item are calculated as the amount spent on each item
in the base year, i.e. pi0 qi0 .
Thus Laspeyres price index, named after Ernst Louis Etienne

Laspeyres, for period
t is
k
k
P
P
pit qi0
pi0 qi0 pit /pi0
i=1
i=1
100 = k
100.
k
P
P
pi0 qi0
pi0 qi0
i=1
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i=1
2.10. Weighted price relative indices
Example 2.4 Continuing with Example 2.3, we might have:

Commodity input i
Material A
Material B
Labour
Overheads
Total
Weight wi = pi0 qi0

20
20
30
50
120
Price relative pit /pi0

1.10
1.60
1.40
1.33
wi (pit /pi0 )
22.0
32.0
42.0
66.6
162.6
Hence Laspeyres price index for period

t(2008) =
162.2
100 = 135.2.
120
Note: If the quantities in the simple aggregate index correspond to the actual
amount used for those inputs in the base period then the simple aggregate and
Laspeyres indices give the same result.
2.10.2
Paasches (current period weighted) index
Here the relative weights for each item are calculated as the amount spent on each item
in the current year at base period prices (i.e. pi0 qit ).
Thus Paasches price index, named after Hermann Paasche, for period t is
k
P
k
P
pi0 qit pit /pi0
i=1
k
P
100 =
pi0 qit
i=1
i=1
k
P
pit qit
100.
pi0 qit
i=1
Example 2.5 Obtaining and using the new weights wi = pi0 qit for the product cost
example:
Commodity input i
Material A
Material B
Labour
Overheads
Total
Weight wi = pi0 qit

30
40
40
60
170
Price relative pit /pi0

1.10
1.60
1.40
1.33
wi (pit /pi0 )
33.0
64.0
56.0
80.0
233.0
Hence the Paasches index for the period t is

233
100 = 137.1.
170
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2.10.3
Advantages and disadvantages of Laspeyres versus

Paasches indices
The following table summarises the main advantages and disadvantages of these two
important classes of indices.
Laspeyres index
Advantages
(a) Weights need calculating only once.
(b) As a consequence of (a) the calculation
of the index is faster.
Disadvantages
(a) Base weights quickly become irrelevant
(b) Index tends to overstate price increases
since the weights are not altered to allow
for movement from expensive items to
cheaper ones.
2.10.4
Paasches index
Advantages
(a) Weights are up-to-date and more relevant
Disadvantages
(a) Collection of data to calculate latest
weights may prove difficult.
(b) Price changes are under-estimated at
the time of rising prices.
Other weights
For both Laspeyres and Paasches indices several weights are possible, for example,
use actual base or current period quantities (respectively) instead of outlays, i.e. use
weights qi0 and qit for the Laspeyres and Paasches price indices instead of pi0 qi0 and
pi0 qit . These weights will produce relative rather than aggregate indices.
2.11
More complex, ideal indices
The over- and under-estimation of price changes when using Laspeyres and Paasches
indices has led to the concept of an ideal index number, two of which are:
i. Irving Fischer index:
v
u k
k
uP
P
u pit qi0
pit qit
u i=1
i=1
u
k
100
uP
P
t k
pi0 qi0
pi0 qit
i=1
i=1
i.e. the geometric mean of the original indices.

ii. Marshall-Edgeworth index:
k
P
i=1
k
P
i=1
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pit (qit + qi0 )/2

100.
pi0 (qit + qi0 )/2
2.12. Volume indices
2.12
Volume indices
Strictly speaking, we have concentrated so far only on a price index. For each
formulation of a price index the equivalent volume index may be expressed
mathematically by replacing quantities with prices and vice versa. For example, the RPI
is a price index whereas the Index of Industrial Production is a quantity or volume
index.
We therefore have for example:
k
P
Laspeyres (aggregate) volume index =
pi0 qit
i=1
k
P
100.
pi0 qi0
i=1
k
P
Paasches (aggregate) volume index =
i=1
k
P
pit qit
100.
pit qi0
i=1
2.13
Index tests
The following two tests are often put forward as a means of determining how good an
index is:
i. Time reversal test: the reversal of the time subscripts should produce the
reciprocal of the original index, i.e. if the index calculates a value of 200 for the
period t2 when using a base of t1 , then it should ideally also give a value of 50 for
the index in t1 when using a base of t2 .
ii. Factor reversal test: the product of the price index and the quantity index
should equal the index of total value, i.e.
k
P
i=1
k
P
pit qit
100.
pi0 qi0
i=1
Of those covered in this subject guide only the Irving Fischer index satisfies both the
time reversal and factor reversal tests and is considered a truly ideal index.
2.14
Chain-linked index numbers
It is often argued that the base period must be regularly updated. As a consequence we
have the chain-based index (very popular in the USA) which calculates the index
required using the previous period as a base.
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Thus we have Laspeyres (aggregate) chain price index

k
P
pit qit1
i=1
k
P
100,
pit1 qit1
i=1
whereas Paasches (aggregate) chain price index is

k
P
pit qit
i=1
k
P
100.
pit1 qit
i=1
Chain indices are particularly useful for period by period comparisons but, when
considering a longer time period, indices with a single base are easier to interpret.
2.15
Changing a base and linking index series
Bases are often changed to make them more relevant. As a consequence you are often
faced with the situation of having two or more indices apparently measuring the same
thing but using different base periods. To produce a single index with a common base
the most recent base period is usually chosen to be the base for the combined/linked
series. Index values based on older bases are then adjusted for the change in base (see
references for details). Although one is not mathematically justified in linking the series
with different bases when the weights for individual commodities also change, the loss of
precision is often small and the method acceptable.
2.16
Deflating a series
With certain information, particularly when measured in monetary units, one might
wish to adjust the data to produce real figures which account for inflation, for example
real earnings = apparent earnings / RPI.
Activity 2.1 The table below shows two types of indices calculated over the period
2002 to 2007. The indices are obtained from the total value of output (given in
billions of ) for a particular industrial sector in the UK, and the change in retail
prices (RPI).
Year
Index of output value
(Base = 1997)
RPI
2002
121.0
2003
134.4
2004
143.2
2005
149.2
2006
152.8
2007
161.2
100
105
110
115
122
128
(a) Calculate a new index (with base year 2002) of the value of production output
excluding the inflationary effects.
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(b) In which year did the output value show the greatest annual percentage
increase?
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2.17
Further worked examples
Example 2.6 The following data represent the prices per unit of three different
commodities in 2000 and 2005 and the total value of purchases in those years:
Commodity
A
B
C
Purchases (i.e. pt qt )
2000
2005
18
30
8
20
6
4.5
Prices pt
2000 2005
6
5
8
10
1
1.5
You are asked to construct price indices using (a) Paasche and (b) Laspeyres.
[First note that here, and occassionally subsequently, we have dropped the
commodity suffix i and used a shorter notation for the summation over i too.] Since
the question refers to expenditure on the three commodities, the weights are, in
effect, value weights and hence must be multiplied by the price relatives, not just the
prices in the two years. We therefore have:
Prices
Commodity
A
B
C
Total
2000
p0
6
8
1
2005
pt
5
10
1.5
Value weights
2000
w0
18
8
6
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2005
wt
30
20
4.5
54.5
Price
relatives
pt /p0
0.833
1.25
1.50
w0 pt /p0
15
10
9
34
wt pt /p0
25
25
6.75
56.75
(a) Paasches index is

P
i
wi pi /p0
56.75
P
100 =
100 = 104.1.
wi
54.5
i
(b) Laspeyres index is

P
pin
46 + 61 + 70 + 130
30700
i
P
100 =
100 =
= 100.656
pi0
45 + 60 + 80 + 120
305
i
for April, and

48 + 62 + 66 + 140
31600
100 =
= 103.607
305
305
for May.
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2. Index numbers
Example 2.7 A supplier of office furniture wishes to know if sales in real terms
have increased in the 10-year period 19982008. Furthermore he would like to know
if stock levels of his furniture were justified by the sales figures. The following data
refer to the stock holdings of the suppliers four main furniture items at the end of
1998 and 2008:
Items
Chairs
Cabinets
Desks
Lights
Number
400
700
140
60
Stock levels
1998
2008
q0 Value q0 p0 () Number qt Value qt pt ()
40,000
300
60,000
80,000
900
180,000
42,000
200
90,000
30,000
90
60,000
Total sales for 1998 and 2008 were 1,200,000 and 2,400,000, respectively.
(a) Construct a weighted index of the price increases, 2008 as against 1998, for the
four items of stock together.
(b) Calculate using the above index the percentage change of sales in real terms.
Suggested solution:
(a) First, determining the prices for 2008:
Item
Chairs
Cabinets
Desks
Lights
Number
300
900
200
90
value
60,000
180,000
90,000
60,000
Price/unit
200
200
450
666.67
And hence a Laspeyres price index can now be determined:

Item
Chairs
Cabinets
Desks
Lights
Total
1998 quantity q0
400
700
140
60
2008 prices p1
200
200
450
666.67
q0 p1
80,000
140,000
63,000
40,000
323,000
q0 p0 (as given)
40,000
80,000
42,000
30,000
192,000
Hence index of price increases is

(1998 = 100) =
323000
100 = 168.0
192000
(b) 1998 sales = 1,200,000 and hence using the index above the 1998 sales adjusted
for price increases during the decade = 1,200,000 168/100 = 2,016,000.
Hence real increase in sales = (2,400,000 2,016,000) = 384,000, i.e. a
19.05% increase.
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2.17. Further worked examples
Example 2.8 Every month a company purchases four items in the typical
quantities and at the prices shown below:
Commodity
W
X
Y
Z
Units
Kilos
Kilos
Litres
Thousand
Weights
120
50
60
100
Price per units

March April May
45
46
48
60
61
62
80
70
66
120
130
140
Using March as a base, find for April and May:

(a) The simple aggregate price index.
(b) The weighted aggregate price index.
(c) If in June of the same year commodities W and X are expected to increase by
one per cent per kilo and the price of commodity Z is expected to increase by 10
per cent per thousand, how much must the cost per litre of Y decrease in order
that the weighted aggregate price index for June remains the same as for May?
Suggested solution:
(a) Simple aggregate index (March = 100)
P
w0 (p1 /p0 )
34
i
P
100 =
100 = 106.2.
w0
32
i
(b) A weighted aggregate price index is obtained by using the weights 120, 50, 60
and 100. Although it should be borne in mind that a number of other possible
weighted indices are possible, the following seems reasonable. For April,
P
wi (pi1 /pi0 )
120(46/45) + 50(61/60) + 60(70/80) + 100(130/120)
i
P
100 =
100
wi
330
i
334.333
100 = 101.31.
330
Similarly a weighted aggregate price index for May is = 100 345.83/330 =

104.79.
(c) If the index is to remain as before, then
X
pi1
wi
pi0
i
must remain unchanged, i.e.
345.83 = 120(48.48/45) + 50(62.62/60) + 60(1 y)(66/80) + 100(154/120)
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2. Index numbers
(here 100y is the percentage decrease in the price of Y ).

Solving for y:
49.5(1 y) = 345.83 129.28 52.18 128.33 = 36.04,

i.e. y = 0.272. So there is a price decrease of 27.20% in the May price for Y .
[Note: A completely different set of results for (b) and (c) is possible if an
aggregate index of
P
wi pi1
i
P
100
wi pi0
i
is formed. In this case the answers become (b) 102.3 and 106.4 and (c) 19.5%.
This demonstrates the ability to create and use many apparently acceptable
indices.]
2.18
The practical problems of selecting an

appropriate index
In the above notes we have seen some of the very wide range of index numbers that
might be calculated. This is an indication of the complexity one is faced with when
trying to decide upon an appropriate index structure. There are certain key facts which
one must establish before the appropriate index can be chosen. They include:
Why do we require an index? Is it to represent changing prices, changing quantities
or changing expenditures?
Do we prefer a fixed base or an updated base methodology?
What are the costs and time delays of acquiring the data?
How many commodities should we include? Which representative commodities
should we use?
How often should we collect the data?
What weights should we use? How often should they be updated?
Should we deflate the index?
On the next few pages are tables which indicate the sort of complexity involved once
one has decided to construct an index, in this case an index for share prices (e.g. on the
London Stock Exchange). Table 2.1 summarises three of the main indices that have
been used over many years to measure share prices in the stock exchange, namely the
FTSE 100 Index, The FT All Share Index and the FT 250 Index. Even if one decides
to use 100 chosen shares, which ones do we choose? The list in 1989 (shown in Table
2.2) was a representative mixture of companies from various industrial/economic
sectors. For comparison, the current (January 2008) list of FTSE 100 companies is
shown in Table 2.3 and you should note how different the list has become. This is not
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2.18. The practical problems of selecting an appropriate index
Base date
Index
construction
Number of
constituents
Market
coverage
Function
Calculation
frequency
Review of
constituents
FTSE 100
1984
Market free-float
capitalisation
weighted arithmetic
average
100
FT All Share Index

1962
Market free-float
capitalisation
weighted arithmetic
average
683
FT 250 Index
1985
Market free-float
capitalisation
weighted arithmetic
average
250
8085% of the
entire UK equity
market
Long- and short-term
equity market
indicator. Measure of
portfolio performance.
Creation of
derivatives, index
tracking funds,
electronic funds
transfers.
Effectively
continuously (every
15 seconds
09:0017:00 daily)
and end of day
Every three months
in March, June,
September, December.
Approximately 98%
of the entire UK
equity market
Long-term equity
market indicator.
Measure of
portfolio performance.
Index tracking
funds, electronic
funds transfers.
Approximately 1415%
of the entire UK
equity market
Derivatives, Index
tracking funds,
electronic funds
transfers and
performance
benchmark.
Effectively
continuously (every
60 seconds
09:0017:00 daily)
and end of day
See if you can find
out merely for
interest.
Whenever a change
in the price of one
of the stock occurs.
See if you can find

out merely for
interest.
Table 2.1: A comparison of the characteristics of some London share indices, as at January
2008.
surprising as the index membership is reviewed every three months. If interested, see
www.ftse.com/Indices/index.jsp for more details. The weights that are used are
constantly changing to give more or less importance to certain shares. These tables
constitute one index measure at moments in time. Many of the shares chosen to be
within the index at one time have been replaced with new ones; the weights
(capitalisations) have changed also. Certain companies are no longer so important, some
have been taken over, some new companies have been created by privatisation, etc.
Some companies have moved in or out of the FTSE 100 on several occasions. The
problems are immense.
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2. Index numbers
Builders/Construction
Blue Circle Industries
BPB Industries
English China Clays
Pilkington
Redland
RMC
Tarmac
Taylor Woodrow
Electrical/Electronics
BICC
Carlton Communications
GEC
Lucas
Racal
Brewers, Distillers and
Leisure
Allied Lyons
Bass
Grand Metropolitan
Guinness
Ladbroke
Scottish & Newcastle
Trusthouse Forte
Whitbread A
Misc Holding
Companies
BAA
BAT Industries
British Airways
BTR
Cookson
Granada
Lonrho
Hanson Trust
Pearson
P&O Deferred
Polly Peck
Rank Organisation
Reuters B
Rothmans
Thorn EMI
Trafalgar House
Food Retailing
Argyll Group
ASDA MFI
Sainsbury
Tesco
Health & Household
British Oxygen
Fisons
Glaxo
ICI
Reckitt & Colman
Smith & Nephew
SmithKline Beecham
Wellcome
Stores
Boots
Burton
GUS A
Kingfisher
Marks & Spencer
Sears
Telecommunications
British Telecom
Cable & Wireless
STC
Property
Hammerson A
Land Securities
MEPC
Food Manufacturing
Assoc. British Foods
Cadbury
Hillsdown
RHM Group
Unilever
United Biscuits
Oil & Gas

British Petroleum
British Gas
Burmah Oil
Enterprise Oil
LASMO
Shell
Ultramar
Banks & Other
Financial
Abbey National
Barclays Bank
Lloyds Bank
Midland Bank
NatWest Bank
Royal Bank of Scotland
Standard Chartered
TSB
Insurance Companies
Commercial Union
General Accident
Guardian Royal Exchange
Legal & General
Prudential
Royal Insurance
Sun Alliance
Mining Finance
Rio Tinto Zinc
Textiles
Courtaulds
Paper & Packaging
Maxwell Communications
Reed International
Engineering
BET
British Steel
British Aerospace
GKN
Hawker Siddeley
Rolls Royce
Siebe
Table 2.2: The industrial/economic sector breakdown of the 100 share in the FTSE 100
in 1989.
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2.19. Summary
Activity 2.2 (Mainly for interest) Compare Table 2.2 with Table 2.3 and note
how few companies were in the FTSE 100 in 1989 and 2008. Note also the changing
type of company involved.
Activity 2.3 (Mainly for interest) Try to find out what the weightings are for
the 100 companies in the FTSE 100 the constituents might have changed by the
time you read this subject guide (remember the company list is reviewed every three
months and often several changes occur).
2.19
Summary
What you should know

The subject of index numbers is wide-ranging due to the many alternative indices which
can be created from a data stream you may come across some extra ones that are not
specifically mentioned within this subject guide. However, this chapter refers to all the
index types you are called upon to understand and use within this course.
What you do not need to know
There is no obligation for you to know how any particular well-known index (for
example, the Financial Times 100 or the Dow Jones) has been created. However, it is
important to understand the difficulties in constructing indices that have such aims.
2.20
Solution to Activity 2.1
To produce an index with 2002 as a base we calculate (It /I2002 ) 100. We then deflate
this series by dividing the series just obtained by the (RPI/100) for the corresponding
year. Since the RPI has a value of 100.0 in 2002 there will be no further adjustments
required:
(a) We have:
Year
Index of Output Value It
(Base = 1997)
RPI
Index of Output Value
(Base = 2002)
Deflated Index series for
Output Value (Base = 2002)
2002
121.0
2003
134.4
2004
143.2
2005
149.2
2006
152.8
2007
161.2
100
100.0
105
111.07
110
118.35
115
123.31
122
126.28
128
133.22
100.00
105.79
107.59
107.22
103.51
104.08
(b) The greatest annual percentage increase is 5.79% between 2002 and 2003.
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2. Index numbers
2
3i Group
AB Food
Admiral Group
Alliance & Leicester
AMEC
Anglo American
Antofagasta
Astra Zeneca
Aviva
BAE Systems
Barclays
BG Group
BHP Billiton
BP
British Airways
British American Tobacco
British Energy
British Land
British Sky Broadcasting
BT Group
Cable & Wireless
Cadbury Schweppes
Cairn Energy
Capita Group
Carnival
Carphone Warehouse
Centrica
Compass Group
Diageo
Enterprise Inns
Experian
FirstGroup
Friends Provident
G4S
GaxoSmithKline
Hammerson
HBOS
Home Retail
HSBC Holdings
Icap
Imperial Tobacco Group
Intercontinental Hotels
International Power
ITV
Johnson Matthey
Kazakhmys
Kelda Group
Kingfisher
Land Securities Group
Legal & General
Liberty International
Lloyds TSB Group
London Stock Ex. Group
Lonmin
Man Group
Marks & Spencer
Morrison (WM)
Supermarkets
National Grid
Next
Old Mutual
Pearson
Persimmon
Prudential
Reckitt Benckiser
Reed Elsevier
Rentokil Initial
Resolution
Reuters Group
Rexam
Rio Tinto
Rolls Royce
Royal & Sun Alliance
Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal Dutch Shell
SAB Miller
Sage Group
Sainsbury
Schroders
Scottish & Newcastle
Scottish & Southern Energy
Severn Trent
Shire
Smith & Nephew
Smith Group
Standard Chartered
Standard Life
Taylor Wimpey
Tesco
Thomas Cooke Group
TUI Travel
Tullow Oil
Unilever
United Utilities
Vedanta Resources
Vodafone Group
Whitbread
Wolseley
WPP Group
Xstrata
Yell Group
Table 2.3: The January 2008 list of companies in the FTSE 100.
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2.21. A reminder of your learning outcomes
2.21
understand how index numbers are created and for what reason
work with all the following types of indices: price and quantity, simple, relative and
aggregate, fixed base and chain-based, Paasche and Laspeyres, ideal and non-ideal
create a deflated index
link together indices with different bases
fully interpret the message an index is telling you this is an underrated skill
choose an appropriate index to summarise a given set of data
understand the advantages and disadvantages of the different index types
appreciate the difficulties involved in choosing the best index for a given situation.
2.22
1. The costs per kilogram of raw material X and Y have been registered from 2000 to
2006 and are reproduced below:
Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Cost per kg X
7.00
7.35
7.98
8.61
9.10
9.73
10.43
Cost per kg Y
4.00
4.20
4.70
4.10
5.10
5.40
5.60
The Multimix company has used X and Y in its product XANDY in the
proportions 40:60 by weight throughout the above period.
(a) Produce separate material price indices (Base 2000 = 100) for the raw
materials X and Y .
(4 marks)
(b) Construct a chain-based unlinked index for the raw material X and illustrate
its usefulness by determining the year in which the greatest percentage
increase in the price of X occurred. What is the size of this increase?
(4 marks)
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2. Index numbers
(c) Construct an index series (Base 2000 = 100) for the total material cost of
XANDY. Comment upon this series.
(6 marks)
(d) Assuming that the costs of X and Y will continue to increase in the future at a
rate equal to their average rates of increase over the period 2000 to 2006, what
prediction would you give for the XANDY total material cost index in 2008?
(6 marks)
2. (Please note that this question is only part of a full examination
question.)
The following table gives indices for share prices on a stock exchange using two
different index methods (the collected share index based in 1985 and the
illustrative share index based in 2005). Also given is an inflation index (Base 1975).
Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Collected Index
(Base 1985 = 100)
145.0
158.1
170.2
188.2
Illustrative Index
(Base 2005 = 100)
100.0
116.9
146.0
168.0
Inflation Index
(Base 1975 = 100)
310.0
315.6
330.4
358.0
378.8
383.4
410.4
Using the above data you are asked to:

(a) Combine the two index series for share prices so that the resultant series has a
common base.
(4 marks)
(b) Produce a series of deflated share prices to indicate whether share prices have
gone up more or less than inflation. In which year was the highest percentage
increase in deflated share prices and what was the value of this increase?
(8 marks)
3. (a) An economic leading indicator is designed to move up or down before the
economy begins to move the same way. Suppose you want to construct a
leading economic indicator. Because of the time and work involved, you decide
to use only four time series. You select the following four series:
unemployment, stock prices, producer prices and exports. Here are the figures
for 1989 and 1991:
Economic Time Series
Unemployment rate (%)
Index of stock prices, Standard & Poors
(1942 = 100)
Producer Price Index (1984 = 100)
Exports ($1,000 millions)
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1989
5.3
265.88
1991
6.8
362.26
109.6
529.9
115.2
622.8
Source: US Department of Labour, Monthly Labour Review, May 1991.

The weights you arbitrarily assign are: Unemployment Rate 20%, Stock Prices
40%, Producers Price Index 25% and Exports 15%.
Using 1989 as the base period, construct a leading economic indicator (index
value) for 1991. Interpret your leading indicator.
(6 marks)
(b) Prices of selected foods for 1977 and 1992 are given in the following table:
Item
Cabbage
Carrots
Peas
Lettuce
Price
6
10
20
15
1977
Amount Produced
2000
200
400
100
Price
5
12
18
15
1992
Amount Produced
1500
200
500
200
i. Using the Laspeyres formula, calculate a weighted index of price for 1992
(1977 = 100).
(4 marks)
ii. Using a Paasche formula, calculate a weighted index of price for 1992.
(4 marks)
iii. Interpret each of the two price indices above and discuss the
appropriateness of each.
(2 marks)
iv. Compute a value index for 1992 (1977 = 100). Interpret.
(4 marks)
2.23

questions
1.
(a) & (b)
Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Cost per
kg X
7.00
7.35
7.98
8.61
9.10
9.73
10.43
Cost per
kg Y
4.00
4.20
4.70
4.10
5.10
5.40
5.60
Index for X
Index for Y
100.0
105.0
114.0
123.0
130.0
139.0
149.0
100.0
105.0
117.5
102.5
127.5
135.0
140.0
Chained
index for X
105.0
108.57
107.89
105.69
106.92
107.19
Greatest increase in X per year is for 2002 when the rise was 8.57%.
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2. Index numbers
(c)
Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
XANDY per kg
5.20
5.46
6.01
5.90
6.70
7.13
7.53
XANDY Price Index

100.0
105.0
115.6
113.5
128.8
137.2
144.8
XANDY chained
105.0
110.1
98.2
113.5
106.4
105.6
The price of XANDY is increasing other than in year 2003. The largest
increase is in 2004 when it increased by 13.5%.
(d) Average annual percentage increase in X is (149 100)/6 = 8.1667% and
average annual percentage increase in Y is 6.6667%. Hence we would predict
that in 2008, X will cost (10.43) (1.081667)2 = 12.20 per kg and Y will cost
(5.6) (1.066667)2 = 6.37 per kg. Hence XANDY is predicted to cost
(12.20 0.4) + (6.37 0.6) = 8.70 per kg.
[Alternatively (and probably more reasonably), using compound increases,
annual percentage increase in X, say x, is such that (1 + x)6 = 149/100 i.e.
x = 1.491/6 1 = 0.0687. Similarly we might determine the annual
(compound) increase in Y , y say, as y = 1.401/6 1 = 1.0577 1 = 0.0577.
Hence in 2008, X will cost (10.43) (1.0687)2 = 11.91 per kg and Y will cost
(5.6)(1.0577)2 = 6.26 per kg. Hence XANDY is predicted to cost
(11.91 0.4) + (6.26 0.6) = 8.52 per kg.]
2.
(a) & (b) To combine the two series we multiply the base 1985 values by the conversion
factor 100/188.2 (i.e. the one year of overlap gives a measure of the relative
values of the two indices). By convention we would pick the later of the two
bases for the combined index. Afterwards we would deflate the series by
multiplying by 100/(inflation index) for each year. Then (perhaps) form a new
index series for deflated share prices with 2002 = 100 (by multiplying by
100/24.855). We therefore get the following results:
Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Combined
Index
77.05
84.01
90.44
100.0
116.9
146.0
168.0
Inflation
Index
310.0
315.6
330.4
358.0
378.8
383.4
410.4
Deflated
Share Price
24.855
26.619
27.373
27.933
30.861
38.080
40.936
Deflated Index
(Base 2002 = 100)
100.0
107.10
110.13
112.38
124.16
153.21
164.70
The highest percentage increase in deflated share prices occurred in 2007 when
it rose by (153.21 124.16)/124.16 = 23.4%. A chain index might show this
even more clearly.
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3. (a) Indicator =
P

wi (pit /pi0 )
6.8
362.26
115.2
622.8
P
= 0.2
+0.4
+0.25
+0.15
= 1.2404.
wi
5.3
265.88
109.6
529.9
i.e. an index of 124.04.
So the leading economic indicator has increased in value from 1 in 1989 to
1.2404 in 1991. Business activity increased 24% from 1989 to 1991.
Least impact is caused by Exports which rose by only 17.5% with weight of
15%.
(b)
i. Laspeyres price index =

P
(5)(2000) + (12)(200) + (18)(400) + (15)(100)
p q
P it i0 100 =
100 = 89.8
(6)(2000) + (10)(200) + (20)(400) + (15)(100)
pi0 qi0
i.e. prices down by 10.2%.
ii. Paasches price index =
P
p q
(5)(1500) + (12)(200) + (18)(500) + (15)(200)
P it it 100 =
100 = 91.3
pi0 qit
(6)(1500) + (10)(200) + (20)(500) + (15)(200)
i.e. price down by 8.7%.
iii. Appropriateness depends upon cost of acquiring latest quantity data,
degree of changing tastes/substitution, desire for accuracy etc.
P
pit qit
100 = 93.2.
Value index = P
pi0 qi0
iv. Value down 6.8% between 1977 and 1992.
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2. Index numbers
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Chapter 3
Trigonometric functions and
imaginary numbers
3.1
Aims of the chapter
To indicate how trigonometric functions can be used to model dynamic (or static)
situations where cycles are present.
To explain how imaginary numbers can occur as the solution to certain quadratic
equations.
To establish a relationship between complex numbers, exponential and
trigonometric functions.
To provide a solid mathematical basis for some of the problems encountered when
solving difference or differential equations.
3.2
Learning outcomes
evaluate the values of trigonometric functions
sketch graphs of the three main trigonometric functions and functions of them
differentiate and integrate functions involving trigonometric functions
use series expansions of trigonometric functions and exponentials
manipulate and use imaginary numbers
use De Moivres theorem to interchange between complex numbers and
trigonometric functions
represent complex numbers on an Argand diagram
understand the meaning and usefulness of complex conjugates.
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3. Trigonometric functions and imaginary numbers
3.3
Essential reading
Dowling, E.T. Schaums easy outline of introduction to mathematical economics.

(New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006). Chapters 20.420.7.
3.4
Further reading
Booth, D.J. Foundation mathematics. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
1998). Modules 9, 10 and 13.
3.5
Introduction
Sines, cosines and tangents are functions which one learns at school, where they are
mainly taught as a means of solving geometric problems concerning triangles. Although
this is clearly an important application of such trigonometric functions, more important
for a manager and mathematical modeller is the use of such functions in dynamic
relationships (e.g. in describing economic cycles, competitive markets, etc.). These
applications occur because of the cyclical nature of these trigonometric functions. They
are particularly useful in solving certain difference and differential equations but before
embarking upon these important areas (Chapters 4 and 5) we must first learn (or
perhaps simply recall) the basics of trigonometric functions.
Related to this area is the topic of imaginary numbers. It seems strangethat a whole
new number system involving the concept of an imaginary number i = 1 is very
important for modelling and system investigations for economists and management
sciences. However, imaginary numbers are extremely useful in the field of mathematics
and, although it is not the intention of this course to turn you into mathematicians,
they are sufficiently important that their basic ideas and usefulness should be part of
this second/supplementary mathematics course.
Perhaps this chapter is more theoretical in nature than we would initially wish.
However, by means of suitable economic and management models we hope to
demonstrate their usefulness in due course. Furthermore, as already stated, this chapter
is a necessary prerequisite for certain aspects of Chapters 4 and 5 on difference and
differential equations.
3.6
Basic trigonometric definitions and graphs (a

reminder)
Consider the following right-angled triangle ABC in Figure 3.1.

The sine (abbreviated sin) of the angle i.e. sin is defined as a/c.
The cosine (abbreviated cos) of the angle i.e. cos is defined as b/c and the tangent
(abbreviated tan) of the angle i.e. tan is defined as a/b.
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3.6. Basic trigonometric definitions and graphs (a reminder)
Figure 3.1: A right-angled triangle to define simple trigonometric functions.
For any angle , sin is finite and takes values between 1 and +1 (inclusive of these
limiting values). A similar statement holds for cos . For tan , however, we can have
values anywhere between and +.
The graphs of these trigonometric functions are given in Figures 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4,
respectively.
Figure 3.2: Plot of the sin function.
The angles can be defined in terms of degrees ( ) or radians (Figures 3.2 to 3.4) above
use radians for the horizontal axes. A radian is defined as the angle subtended by an
arc of length 1 in a circle of radius 1. Thus an angle of x radians in a circle of radius r is
subtended by an arc of length rx (see Figure 3.5).
Recognising that the circumference of the circle is 2r, where = 3.1416
approximately, then 60 = /3 radians, 90 = /2 radians, 180 = radians and
360 = 2 radians etc. Although it is possible to work with either degrees or radians
within this and many other courses involving trigonometric functions, many of the
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Figure 3.3: Plot of the cos function.
Figure 3.4: Plot of the tan function.
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3.6. Basic trigonometric definitions and graphs (a reminder)
Figure 3.5: Radians.
application area and texts tend to use radians. This is a practice which this subject
guide will normally follow (although you are perfectly free to use degrees if you prefer).
Values for sin, cos and tan of an angle will be found on all but the most basic
calculators. However, partly (but not entirely) as only a basic calculator is allowed
in the examination, certain values are worth remembering. For example:
Angle
( radians)
0
/6
/4
/3
/2
3/2
2
Angle ( )
Sine
Cosine
Tangent
0
30
45
60
90
180
270
360
0
1/2
1/
2
3/2
1
0
1
0
1
3/2
1/ 2
1/2
0
1
0
1
0
1/ 3
1
3
Activity 3.1 This activity should essentially be revisiting material you have
already covered in your 100 courses. State the values of each of the following
trigonometric functions without the use of a calculator (you may use surds, i.e.
square roots, where necessary):
(a) cos(5/3), sin(/6), tan(7/3), sin(11/3), cos(3/4), sin(7/6), tan(7/4)
where the angles are in radians.
(b) cos(135), tan(45), sin(225), cos(45), sin(300), tan(420) where the angles are
in degrees.
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Activity 3.2 Produce a sketch diagram for each of the following trigonometric
functions:
(a) 3 cos(t/3), 2 sin(2t/3) where the angles are in radians.
(b) 3 sin(40t), 4 cos(30t 45) where the angles are in degrees.
3.7
Some rules involving trigonometric formulae
There are numerous equalities and rules that can be derived from our definitions of sin,
cos and tan. The following are some of the more straightforward and useful:
cos(/2 )
sin2 + cos2
cos( + )
sin( + )
cos( )
sin( )
3.8
=
=
=
=
=
=
sin
1
cos cos sin sin
cos sin + sin cos
cos cos + sin sin
sin cos cos sin .
Derivatives and integrals of trigonometric

expressions
Since the trigonometric functions have been introduced into this course for the sake of
modelling cyclical systems, it should not be surprising that their derivatives are equally
important since we are often required to find optimal values for certain functions. The
basic rules of differentiation apply and the following results can be derived from first
principles if necessary. Bear in mind that an integral canR be regarded as the reverse of
differentiation (for example, if d(sin x)/dx = cos x then cos x dx = sin x).
Function f (x)
sin x
cos x
tan x
Derivative df (x)/dx
cos x
sin x
(cos x)2 , i.e. sec2 x
Activity 3.3
(a) Determine the differential of each of the following functions.
i. sin(2x)
ii. x cos 2x
iii. 3 sin2 (4x)
(b) Determine the integral of each of the following functions.
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3.9. Trigonometric series as expansions
i. cos(4x)
ii. tan(x/2)
iii. 3 sin 2x cos4 2x.
3.9
Trigonometric series as expansions
For approximations and certain solution procedures it is often useful to expand the
trigonometric functions (particularly sin and cos) in a power series:
sin x = x x3 /3! + x5 /5! x7 /7! +
cos x = 1 x2 /2! + x4 /4! x6 /6! + .
These expansions are always valid in the sense that the right-hand side always
converges to the left-hand side for every real value of x.
3.10
Other trigonometric functions: reciprocals and

inverse functions
The following definitions will prove useful when reading certain texts:
sec x = (cos x)1
cosec x = (sin x)1
cot x = (tan x)1 .
If sin x = y then x = sin1 y = arcsin(y); if cos x = y then x = cos1 y = arccos(y) and if
tan x = y then x = tan1 y = arctan(y).
3.11
Complex numbers
When solving quadratic functions of the form ax2 + bx + c we know that the two
solutions are
p
p
b + (b2 4ac)
b (b2 4ac)
,
and
x=
x=
2a
2a
2
which are real numbers so long as b 4ac is non-negative.
When b2 4ac < 0, however,
we can still solve the quadratic if we introduce i = 1. Thus we have

p
p
b i (4ac b2 )
b + i (4ac b2 )
x=
,
and
x=
2a
2a
as the two imaginary solutions.
We have thus created a new number system this is where we might have a
combination of a real number and an imaginary number. This mixed number system is
called complex numbers. The complex number systemconsists of all expressions of
the form a + ib where a and b are real numbers and i = 1, as defined earlier. a is
called the real part of the complex number and ib is called the imaginary part. Complex
numbers obey all the usual laws of algebra.
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3.12
Conjugates
The (complex) conjugate of the complex number z = a + ib is defined as z = a ib. We

see that if a certain complex number is the solution to a quadratic equation then the
conjugate complex number is the other solution.
3.13
The Argand diagram
Any single complex number z = a + ib can be represented as a point on a

two-dimensional (2D) graph where the axes are the real and imaginary parts of the
complex number and the coordinates of z are (a , b) (see Figure 3.6). Thus, using our
knowledge of trigonometry we can write a = r cos and b = r sin and hence
z = r(cos + i sin ).
p
This is called the trigonometric form of z; r = (a2 + b2 ) is called the modulus of z
and is written |z|; the angle where < is called the argument of z (arg z).
Figure 3.6: The Argand diagram.
3.14
De Moivres theorem
This states that

(cos + i sin )n = cos n + i sin n.
The theorem also holds for negative as well as positive values of n. Furthermore
(cos i sin )n = cos n i sin n.
Example 3.1 Suppose we wish to find the real and imaginary parts of z n where
z = a + ib.
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3.15. A link between exponential expansions, trigonometric functions and imaginary numbers
First we write z as
(a2 + b2 )0.5 (cos + i sin )
where = arctan(b/a).
Hence z n = (a2 + b2 )n/2 (cos n + i sin n) i.e. the answer has a real part of
(a2 + b2 )n/2 cos n and an imaginary part of (a2 + b2 )n/2 sin n.
3
3.15
A link between exponential expansions,

trigonometric functions and imaginary numbers
It can be shown that the exponential function exp x (or ex ) can be expanded as
exp x = 1 + x +
x 2 x3 x4
+
+
+
2!
3!
4!
for all real x. In a similar fashion, if z is a complex number,

exp z = 1 + z +
z2 z3 z4
+
+
+
2!
3!
4!
and when z = iu this becomes

(iu)2 (iu)3 (iu)4
+
+
+
2!
3!
4!
u2 iu3 u4
= 1 + iu
+
+
2!
3! 4!

u3 u5
u2 u4
+
+ i u
+

=
1
2!
4!
3!
5!
= cos u + i sin u.
eiu = 1 + iu +
Hence we can write a complex number z in the form rei and using De Moivres
theorem z n = (ei )n = ein .
[You might note, as an aside, that ei = 1. Perhaps some of you will get the same
sense of amazement as the author always does when he sees such an equation relating
two irrational numbers e and and the square root of minus one!]
3.16
Summary
This chapter has apparently been based on pure mathematics. However its importance
becomes more obvious when the knowledge acquired is used in practical situations. We
will return to trigonometric functions in Chapters 4 and 5.
The fairly extensive coverage of trigonometric functions in this chapter still leaves a lot
of material uncovered.
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What you do not need to know

The detailed integration problems concerning sin1 x, cos1 x, tan1 x, etc.
Hyperbolic functions i.e. sinh, cosh and tanh. If they are completely meaningless to
you then dont worry!
3.17
Solutions to activities
3.1 (a) cos(5/3) = 1/2,

sin(/6) = 1/2, tan(7/3) = 3, sin(11/3) = 3/2,
cos(3/4) = 1/ 2, sin(7/6) = 1/2, tan(7/4) = 1.
(b) cos(135) = 1/
2, tan(45) =1, sin(225) = 1/ 2, cos(45) = 1/ 2,
sin(300) = 3/2, tan(420) = 3.
3.2 (a)
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3.18. A reminder of your learning outcomes
(b)
3.3 (a)
i. 2 cos(2x).
ii. cos 2x 2x sin x.
iii. 24 sin(4x) cos(4x).
(b)
i. (1/4) sin(4x).
ii. 2 ln | cos(x/2)|.
iii. (3/10) cos5 (2x).
3.18
evaluate the values of trigonometric functions
sketch graphs of the three main trigonometric functions and functions of them
differentiate and integrate functions involving trigonometric functions
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use series expansions of trigonometric functions and exponentials

manipulate and use imaginary numbers
use De Moivres theorem to interchange between complex numbers and
trigonometric functions
represent complex numbers on an Argand diagram

understand the meaning and usefulness of complex conjugates.
3.19
(Please note that each of these sample questions is only part of a full
examination question.)
1. The rate of sales, dS/dt, of a product in a market with cyclical demand is modelled
by

t
dS
= 500 1 + sin
dt
10
where t is measured in weeks.
Determine the total volume of sales of the new product within the first four weeks
using:
(a) direct integration
(6 marks)
(b) series expansion of the sin function up to and including terms in t5 .
(6 marks)
[Note: You may assume that = 3.1416.]
2. Find the real and imaginary parts of
(a) (2 + 3i)/(3 + 2i)
(b) 1/i5

(c) loge 12 ( 3 + i)
(d) (4 + 3i)ei/3 .
(12 marks)
3. You are given the complex numbers z = 2 3i and w = 1 + 4i. Find the real and
imaginary parts of
(a) z w
(b) zw
(c) z/w
(d) z 8 .
(10 marks)
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3. (a) Expand esin x as a series up to terms in x4 and hence evaluate

/3
esin x dx.
(7 marks)
[Note: You may assume that = 3.1416.]
(b) Find the real and imaginary parts of

i. (4 3i)/(3 + 2i)

ii. loge 12 (1 i)
and draw an Argand diagram for your answer to (a).
(7 marks)
3.20

questions
1. (a) We have
S =
=
=
=
=
=

t
dt
500 1 + sin
10
0

4
10
t
500 t
cos
10 0

4
10
1 cos
500 4 +
10
500[4 + 3.1831(1 0.3090)]
500[6.19947]
3099.73.
Z
[Note: The answer can be left as a function of cos when only basic calculators
are permitted.]
(b) We have
t
t
1
sin
=
10
10 3!
t
10
3
1
+
5!
t
10
5
.
Therefore,
S =

t
3 t3
5 t5
500
1+
+
dt
10 6000 12000000
0

4
t2
3 t4
5 t6
500 t +
+
20
24000 72000000 0
500[4 + 2.5133 0.3307 + 0.0174]
500[6.2]
3100.
Z
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2. (a) We have
2 + 3i
(2 + 3i) (3 2i)
6 + 9i 4i + 6
12
5
12 + 5i
=
=
=
+ i.
=
2
3 + 2i
(3 + 2i) (3 2i)
9 4i
13
13 13
(b) We have
1
1
1
i
1
= =
= i.
= 22 =
5
i
iii
(1)(1)i
i
1
(c) We have

loge

1

( 3 + i) = loge sin + i cos
,
2
3
3
or, more usefully,

i

= loge ei/6 = .
loge cos + i sin
6
6
6

(d) We have
(4+3i)ei/3

= (4+3i) cos + i sin
= (4+3i)
3
3

!
3
1
+i
=
2
2
!
43 3
+i
2
3. (a) We have
z w = (2 + 3i) (1 4i) = (1 + 7i).
(b) We have
zw = (2 + 3i)(1 4i) = 2 5i 12i2 = 14 5i.
(c) we have
z
2 + 3i
(2 + 3i)(1 + 4i)
2 + 11i 12
10
11
=
=
=
= +i .
w
1 4i
(1 4i)(1 + 4i)
1 + 16
17
17
(d) We have
z 7 = (2 + 3i)7 =
137 (cos + i sin )7
where = tan1 (3/2) = [56 310 ], so

z7 =
137 (cos 7 + i sin 7) [= 7921.4(0.8274 + i0.5616) = 6554 + 4449i].
Note: You may omit the parts in square brackets [ ] if trigonometric functions are
not permitted by the current calculator regulations.
4. (a) We have
ex = 1 +
66
x
x2 x3 x4
+
+
+
+
1!
2!
3!
4!
and
sin x = x
x3 x5 x7
+
+
3!
5!
7!
!
3+4 3
.
2
so
sin x (sin x)2 (sin x)3
+
+
+
1!
2!
3!

x3
x5
1
x6 x4 x6
2
= 1+x
+
+
x +
+

6
120
2
36
3
60

1
x5
1
3
+
x
+ + x4 +
6
2
24
2
4
x
x
= 1+x+
+ .
2
8
esin x = 1 +
Hence,
Z
/3
e
0
(b)
sin x
/3
x 2 x3 x5
+
dx x +
2
6
40 0
= 1.04720 + 0.54831 + 0.19140 0.03148
= 1.7554.

i. We have
4 3i
(4 3i)(3 2i)
12 17i 6
6
17
=
=
=
i.
3 + 2i
(3 + 2i)(3 2i)
9+4
13 13
ii. We have

1
loge (1 i) = loge eiu
2
where cos u = 1/ 2, sin u = 1/ 2 i.e. u = 7/4. Hence

1
7
loge (1 i) = iu =
i.
4
2

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Management mathematics

University of London International Programmes

Published by: University of London

Online study resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making use of the Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

How to use the subject guide

0.10 Examination advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.11 Examination technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aims of the chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The order of sets: finite and infinite sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Union and intersection of sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.10 Differences and complements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.11 Venn diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.12 Logic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.14 Solutions to activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.15 A reminder of your learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.16 Sample examination questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.17 Guidance on answering the Sample examination questions . . . . . . . .

Aims of the chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The general approach and notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simple aggregate index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The average price relative index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.10 Weighted price relative indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.10.1 Laspeyres (base period weighted) index . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.10.2 Paasches (current period weighted) index . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.10.3 Advantages and disadvantages of Laspeyres versus Paasches indices 36

2.11 More complex, ideal indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.12 Volume indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.13 Index tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.14 Chain-linked index numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.15 Changing a base and linking index series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.16 Deflating a series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.17 Further worked examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.18 The practical problems of selecting an appropriate index . . . . . . . . .

2.20 Solution to Activity 2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.21 A reminder of your learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.22 Sample examination questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.23 Guidance on answering the Sample examination questions . . . . . . . .

3 Trigonometric functions and imaginary numbers

Aims of the chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Basic trigonometric definitions and graphs (a reminder) . . . . . . . . . .

Some rules involving trigonometric formulae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Derivatives and integrals of trigonometric expressions . . . . . . . . . . .

Trigonometric series as expansions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.10 Other trigonometric functions: reciprocals and inverse functions . . . . .

3.11 Complex numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.13 The Argand diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.14 De Moivres theorem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.15 A link between exponential expansions, trigonometric functions and imaginary

3.17 Solutions to activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.18 A reminder of your learning outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.19 Sample examination questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.20 Guidance on answering the Sample examination questions . . . . . . . .

Aims of the chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First order difference equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Behaviour of the solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Linear second order difference equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The non-homogeneous second order difference equation . . . . . . . . . .

4.10 Coupled difference equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .