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Record Nr.

UNISA996217134803316

Autore

Stutely Richard <1955->

Titolo

Numbers guide [[electronic resource] ] : the essentials of business numeracy / / [Richard Stutely]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.j., : Bloomberg Press, c2003

ISBN

1-281-03165-8

9786611031657

1-84765-028-7

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

The Economist series

Disciplina

330.01513

Soggetti

Business mathematics

Numeracy

Problem solving - Statistical methods

Decision making - Statistical methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: The Economist numbers guide, 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Introduction; 1 Key concepts; 2 Finance and investment; 3 Descriptive measures for interpretation and analysis; 4 Tables and charts; 5 Forecasting techniques; 6 Sampling and hypothesis testing; 7 Incorporating judgments into decisions; 8 Decision making in action; 9 Linear programming and networking; A Z; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Numbers Guide, now in its fifth edition, is aimed at managers who have budgetary, planning or forecasting responsibilities and is invaluable for everyone who wants to be competent, and able to communicate effectively, with numbers. There are chapters on Key Concepts *  Finance and investment * Measures for interpretation and analysisForecasting techniques  *  Sampling and hypothesis testingIncorporating judgments into decisions * Decision-making  Linear programming and networking *  How spreadsheet programmes can make it easy. The guide also points out common pitfalls, such as: * On roundi