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CASE 1.1Treasury Bills12

CASE 1.2Time to Start a Business23

CASE 2.1Education Expenditures and Population: Benchmarking65

CASE 2.2Does the Right Music Sell the Product?104

CASE 4.1Uncovering Fraud by Digital Analysis184

CASE 4.2Tracking Perishable Demand210

CASE 4.3Portfolio Analysis225

CASE 5.1Inspecting a Supplier’s Products247

CASE 6.1Fill the Bottles317

CASE 7.1Time Spent Using a Smartphone361

CASE 7.2Active versus Failed Retail Companies389

CASE 8.1Robotics and Jobs418

CASE 8.2Marketing Christmas Trees428

CASE 8.3Social Media in the Supply Chain438

CASE 9.1Are Flexible Companies More Competitive?457

CASE 10.1The Relationship between Income and
Education for Entrepreneurs485

CASE 11.1Assets, Sales, and Profits534

CASE 11.2Predicting Movie Revenue550

CASE 11.3Prices of Homes566

CASE 12.1Turnaround Time for Lab Results604

CASE 12.2O-Ring Diameters609

CASE 12.3Reducing Absenteeism631

CASE 13.1Amazon Sales647

CASE 14.1Tip of the Hat and Wag of the Finger?715

CASE 14.2Evaluation of a New Educational Product733

CASE 15.1Discounts and Expected Prices15-15

CASE 15.2Expected Prices, Continued15-16

CASE 16.1Price Discrimination?16-3

CASE 16.2Consumer Perceptions of Food Safety16-10

CASE 17.1Clothing Color and Tipping17-2