Statistics for business

• Main Authors: Whitehead, Paul (Author), Whitehead, Geoffrey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: London Pitman 1992
• Subjects: Commercial statistics; Statistics
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• Physical Description: x, 308 pages illustrations 21 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0273038109; 9780273038108

The second edition of this text is intended for first year students of statistics taking a wide variety of examinations. This book provides exercises, model answers, key questions and abbreviated answers to sample questions. It allows students to study on their own or it can be used in class. All material is relevant to the business needs of the modern world but the book can be used by students with no business bias. It aims to provide comprehensive coverage of all major statistical methods with numerous worked examples making the subject readily accessible to the non-mathematician. Numerous diagrams, charts and tables illustrate each concept and frequent exercises with answers supplied at the back of the book, make the book ideal for self study or class use. A new "Revise and test" section has been added at the end of each chapter and there is additional material on use of computers in statistics. It is suitable for all first year statistics courses, including GCSE, BTEC National business and Finance (Statistics option unit), LCCI and RSA. Students of the Institute of Management Services Diploma (Statistics paper), AAT Preliminary (Numeracy & Stats paper), AAT Intermediate (Economics & Stats paper). Also a useful guide to statistical methods for students starting A level and first year courses.